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Because they are made of strata, or layers.

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Is there another word for stratovolcano?

Yes. Stratovolcanoes can also be called composite volcanoes.


What type of volcano is the pelean volcano?

Pelean eruptions are most commonly seen at stratovolcanoes, which can also be called composite volcanoes.


What is the size of a composite volcano?

Composite volcanoes are also called stratovolcanoes. They may rise as much as 8,000 feet above their bases and are generally much taller and wider than regular volcanoes.


What is also known as stratovolcanoes?

Stratovolcanoes are also known as composite volcanoes. They are characterized by their steep-sided conical shape, built up by layers of volcanic ash, lava flows, and pyroclastic deposits. They are known for their explosive eruptions and are common along subduction zones.


What volcanoes are made of basaltic lava?

Stratovolcanoes, also called composite volcanoes are generally not made of basalt. While they may occasionally produce basalt, much of their material is andesite or dacite.


Composite volcanoes are also known as?

stratovolcanoes. They are characterized by their tall, steep-sided profile and explosive eruptions caused by viscous magma. These volcanoes are built up through alternating layers of lava flows, ash, and volcanic rocks.


Which volcanoes are shaped in a sharp peak?

Volcanoes that are shaped with a sharp peak are typically stratovolcanoes, also known as composite volcanoes. Some examples of stratovolcanoes with distinct sharp peaks include Mount Fuji in Japan, Mount St. Helens in the United States, and Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.


Does granitic lava come out of a cinder cone volcano?

No. Cinder cones erupr basaltic and occasionally andesitic lava. "Granitic" lava, called rhyolitic when it is erupted, erupts primarily from composite volcanoes (also called stratovolcanoes), and some caldera volcanoes.


What volcanoes are formed from both flowing lava and falling cinders and tephra?

Stratovolcanoes, also known as composite volcanoes, are formed from both flowing lava and falling cinders and tephra. These types of volcanoes have steep slopes and are characterized by alternating explosive eruptions and effusive lava flows. Mount St. Helens in the USA and Mount Fuji in Japan are examples of stratovolcanoes.


What volcanoes have a narrow base?

Stratovolcanoes, also known as composite volcanoes, typically have a narrow base compared to their height. Some examples of stratovolcanoes with a narrow base include Mount St. Helens in the United States, Mount Fuji in Japan, and Mount Rainier also in the United States.


What are the 3types of volcanoes?

The three types of volcanoes are shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes (composite volcanoes), and cinder cone volcanoes. Shield volcanoes have gentle slopes and are formed by lava flows, stratovolcanoes are tall, steep-sided volcanoes built up by layers of hardened lava, rock, and ash, and cinder cone volcanoes are relatively small, steep-sided volcanoes made of pyroclastic material.


Cinder cones are the most potentially dangerous volcanoes because they generate the most explosive eruptions?

While cinder cones do have the potential for explosive eruptions, they are generally considered less dangerous than stratovolcanoes due to their smaller size and lower frequency of eruptions. Stratovolcanoes can produce more violent and destructive eruptions.