User:Marysarkis/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Stratovolcano

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
Stratovolcano are included in my learning through my geology class.

Evaluate the article
The lead section defines the topic of stratovolcanos in a clear and easy way to understand. The lead section includes a good brief description of the article's main sections without over doing it. The lead sections gives just enough overview information for the reader to understand what the article is going on. The article's content is related to the topic of stratovolcano. The main sections include: creation, hazards (ash, lava, volcanic bombs, lahar). By starting with creation it help gives a sloid background about stratovolcano. Then by moving into the hazards and breaking it down into even smaller sections (ash, lava, volcanic bombs, lahar) helps the audience understand the direction and flow of the article. The tone and balance of the article is overall good. In the balance section there could be more topics/sections about locations of stratovolcano seeing it is heavy on the hazards section. Though the overall tone is good and unbiased. The organization and quality writing is also good. The article could have used some stronger vocabulary though that could make it harder to understand for younger audiences. There were lots of sources and references which all seemed to check out. There were a lot of images which were helpful when trying to understand descriptions. The Talk Page discussion did seem a bit unorganized. Though overall the article was strong!