________ are steep-sided, symmetrical volcanic peaks built of alternating layers of pyroclastic debris capped by high-viscosity andesitic to rhyolitic lava flows that solidify to form protective caps.

A. Scoria cones
B. Shield volcanoes
C. Stratovolcanoes
D. Calderas


Answer: C

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