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A large volcano that has violent and unpredictable eruptions is a _____. A. cinder cone B. stratovolcano C. shield volcano

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Shield volcano eruptions are less explosive than composite volcanoes. Cinder cone volcanoes are steep, cone-shaped volcanoes built from lava fragments called 'cinders.' Cinder cones are made of pyroclastic material. Many cinder cones have a bowl-shaped crater at the summit. During the waning stage of a cinder-cone eruption, the magma has lost most of its gas content. This gas-depleted magma does not fountain but oozes quietly into the crater or beneath the base of the cone as lava.


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Well, a stratovolcano is incredibly violent, so there is a big chance it is B.


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