THE EARTH
VOLCANOES
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Question
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Cinder cones’ example is:
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Mount Hood
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Hekla on Iceland
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Paricufin in Mexico
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None of these
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Parícutin (or Volcán de Parícutin, also accented Paricutín) is a cinder cone volcano located in the Mexican state of Michoacán, near the city of Uruapan and about 322 kilometers (200 mi) west of Mexico City.
Detailed explanation-2: -Parícutin Volcano, Mexico, is a cinder cone rising approximately 1, 200 feet above the surrounding plain.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cinder cones may form by themselves or when new vents open on larger, existing volcanoes. Mauna Kea, a volcano on the American island of Hawaii, and Mount Etna, a volcano on the Italian island of Sicily, are both covered with hundreds of cinder cones.
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