STRATOVOLCANO

STRATO VOLCANOS

• Most common type of volcano.
• Have periodic explosive eruptions.
• Ex. Mount Fuji, Mount St. Helens and Mount Vesuvius.

SIZE AND SHAPE

• steep-sided, symmetrical cones of large dimension built of alternating layers.
• Layers are made of lava flows, volcanic ash, cinders, and blocks.
• They may rise as much as 8,000 feet above their bases.

ERUPTING

• the eruptions when they occur are the most violent kind of volcanic eruptions
• the gas and pressure build up so greatly over time.
• Eruptions have the ability to change the worlds climate.

MAGMA

• produced relatively slowly
• tends to be thicker while holding more gas and pressure