Shield Volcanoes:

Shield volcanoes have flat tops and very wide bases. Hawaii's islands are up made up of shield volcanoes. This type gives very fluid lava that makes up the outer layers forming the shield (It's doesn't clump up in one spot!) - magma in the volcano and lava outside the volcano hasn't changed that much since it was created - This type of volcano, looks the most like a volcano and not a mountain

 

Stratovolcanoes:

 About 60% of the volcanoes on Earth, are Stratovolcanoes - 

sides form from ash and silt the volcano gives off - very steep and go up at a somewhat sharp angle ~ Krakatoa is a famous stratovolcano - Also startovolcanoes are sometimes called compostie volcanoes because of the composite layers that are in it's layers

 

Cinder Cone Volcanoes:

Made up of fluid lava and ash and cinders building the outer layers - ejects large amounts of lava from the sides because of of the sides being loose from the ash and cinder -  also can be called a scoria cone - 

 

Lava Domes:

Mostly found next to composite volcanoes - formed when lava is to viscous to flow a great distance and forms - lava like this can form from high levels of silca and/or dergressing fluids of magma - structure can vary from being basalt to rhyolite - rain can and could destroy the exterior of lava domes and expose all the lava to the air