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1. Describethecharacteristicsofastratovolcanoorcompositevolcano.Whattypeof magmadoesithave?
2. Describethecharacteristicsofashieldvolcano.Whattypeofmagmadoesithave?
3. Describethecharacteristicsofacinderconevolcano.Whattypeofmagmadoesit have?
4. Whatdoestheexplosivenessofavolcanodependupon?
5. Whatisviscosity?Namealiquidthathasahighviscosityandalowviscosity.
6. ____________magmahasahighviscosityandahighamountofsilica.
7. _______________lavahasalowviscosityandalowamountofsilica. 8. Describewhatpyroclastsare.
9. Explainwhycompositevolcanoesoftenhavesteepslopesandexplosiveeruptions.