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Stratovolcano

earth science Maturity 7-9

Some mountains are big volcanoes.

Rainier20200906.jpg
Rainier20200906.jpg
They are made of many layers. These layers come from old lava. They can pop and blow with a loud bang. This can make a lot of ash.
Ashfall from Pinatubo, 1991.jpg
Ashfall from Pinatubo, 1991.jpg
It looks like gray snow. Have you ever seen a volcano?

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Broken Top rock layers.jpg
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File:Etna from 2900m.jpg
Etna from 2900m.jpg
File:Ashfall from Pinatubo, 1991.jpg
Ashfall from Pinatubo, 1991.jpg
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Mayon 0052.jpg
File:Ausbruch des Pinatubo 1991.jpg
Ausbruch des Pinatubo 1991.jpg
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