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What type of volcano formed by alternating layers of tephra and lava?
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∙ 8y ago
A stratovolcano
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Eleanore Heidenreich
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∙ 13y agoComposite volcanoes - sometimes called stratovolcanoes - are built up by the accumulation of material erupted through the conduit and increase in size as lava, cinders, ash, etc., are added to its slopes. The layers may not actually alternate between lava and tephra, but they are built up by each successive volcanic event. Some of those events will only spew ash and cinders, others will consist primarily of lava flows. Since the layers are not just of one type, the volcano is COMPOSITE.
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∙ 8y agoWhich type of volcano Is built from alternating layers of lava and tephra
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∙ 10y agoA stratovolcano
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∙ 11y agocomposite volcanoes
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∙ 11y agocomposite volcano
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∙ 12y agoComposite volcano
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∙ 11y agocomposite volcano
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∙ 14y agoshield
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What type of volcano is made of layers of tephra and lava?
A stratovolcano.
What are tall cone shaped mountains in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash called?
A cone shaped mountain formed from layers of lava and ash (tephra, cinders) is called a 'composite volcano' or a 'stratovolcano'. Both names refer to the alternating layers.
Of the three primary forms of subaerial volcanoes consist of alternating layers of tephra and solidified lava?
Stratovolcanoes
What a large cone shaped volcano built from alternating layers of cinders and hardened lava?
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano.
What type of valcano is Mount Saint Helens?
Mt. Saint Helens is a composite volcano. Composite volcanoes are formed by some alternating layers of tephra (rock debris thrown into the air by volcanic eruptions) and lava. Composite volcanoes usually erupt violently and are large and steep-sided.
What is a volcano made of alternating layers of lava and tephra?
composite volcanoes
Volcano made of alternating layers of lava and tephra is what?
composite volcanoes
A steep sided mountain composed of alternating layers of lava and tephra?
This is called a stratovolcano or a composite volcano.
What is mount st helens made out of?
alternating layers of lava and tephra
What type of volcano is made of layers of tephra and lava?
A stratovolcano.
What are tall cone shaped mountains in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash called?
A cone shaped mountain formed from layers of lava and ash (tephra, cinders) is called a 'composite volcano' or a 'stratovolcano'. Both names refer to the alternating layers.
What volcano is formed by tephra eruptions?
Cindercone
Of the three primary forms of subaerial volcanoes consist of alternating layers of tephra and solidified lava?
Stratovolcanoes
What a large cone shaped volcano built from alternating layers of cinders and hardened lava?
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano.
What is a cone-shaped mountain that is built from layers of lava?
A cone shaped mountain that is built from layers of lava is called a volcano.However, that description does not quite fit any of the three accepted descriptions of the world's volcanoes.A dome shaped mountain built from layers of lavais called a 'shield volcano'.A cone shaped mountain built from layers of cinders (tephra) is called a 'cinder cone' or a 'cinder cone volcano'.A cone shaped mountain built from alternating layers of lava and cinders is called a 'composite volcano'.
What type of valcano is Mount Saint Helens?
Mt. Saint Helens is a composite volcano. Composite volcanoes are formed by some alternating layers of tephra (rock debris thrown into the air by volcanic eruptions) and lava. Composite volcanoes usually erupt violently and are large and steep-sided.
Can a shield volcano summit tephra?
Tephra is stuff that comes out of the volcano, it is mainly disposed as rocks.
