GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A composite volcano, also known as a stratovolcano is a cone-shaped volcano built from several layers of lava, pumice, ash, and tephra. Due to its viscous lava, a composite volcano tends to form tall peaks rather than rounded cones. Mount Fuji in Japan and Mount Shasta in California are examples of composite volcanoes.

Detailed explanation-2: -They are built of alternating layers of lava flows, volcanic ash, and cinders. Famous composite volcanoes include Mount Fuji in Japan, Mount Shasta and Mount Lassen in California, Mount St. Helens and Mount Rainier in Washington State, Mount Hood in Oregon, and Mount Etna in Italy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mount Rainier in Washington is one of several active composite volcanoes in this range that also includes Mount St. Helens.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 3, 776-meter-high (12, 388 feet) Mount Fuji Volcano, located on the island of Honshu in Japan, is one of the world’s classic examples of a stratovolcano.

Detailed explanation-5: -Volcanoes are diverse! They range from the majestic Mount Rainier, to colossal shield volcanoes like Mauna Loa (Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park), and to volcanic fields that can cover hundreds of square miles such as at Craters of the Moon National Monument.