Stratovolcano Composite Volcano Diagram. Stratovolcanoes are more common that shield volcanoes which resemble a warrior s shield because of their gently sloping profiles. This is a schematic diagram of a strato volcano intended to illustrate the different layers of different materials that comprise them.
This leaderboard is currently private. Krakatoa was formed due to small eruptions where the runny hot lava escaped through the earth and spread out. Composite volcanoes are made up of alternating layers of lava and ash other volcanoes just consist of lava.
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Stratovolcanoes have a steep profile at their upper ends because the lava cools and hardens quickly resulting in many layers building up over time creating the taller steep shape. Because they are built of layers of viscous material rather than fluid lava composite volcanoes tend to form tall peaks rather than rounded cones. A stratovolcano is a conical volcano also referred to as a composite volcano. Composite volcanoes also called stratovolcanoes are cone shaped volcanoes built from many layers of lava pumice ash and tephra.
