Composite Volcanoes
When lava flows alternate with explosive eruptions ash, cinder and bombs form composite valcanoes. They are tall, cone-shaped mountains in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash. Some examples are Mount Fuji in Japan and St. Helens in Washington State.
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For more information about volcanoes visit these sites. Discovery and Kidscosmos
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