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the volcano that has pyroclastic flow in addition to liquid lava is the composite or stratovolcano.
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What volcano produces a pyroclastic flow?
an explosive volcano will usually have a pyroclastic flow
What is a pyroclastic flow in volano?
Pyroclastic flow is gas that result from water mixing with loose material on the steep sides of a volcano.
What are the similarities in a lava flow and a pyroclastic flow?
A lava flow is simply a flow of liquid rock down a slope that usually results from an effusive eruption. A pyroclastic flow is an avalanche-like flow of hot ash, rock and gas that moves down a volcano during an explosive eruption, The move much faster than lava flows and are far more dangerous.
Which way does a pyroclastic flow move from a volcano?
Pyroclastic flows travel down the side of a volcano at a high rate of speed (upwards to 450 mph).
Was eyjafjallajokull a lahar or a pyroclastic flow?
Neither. It is a volcano that famously erupted in 2010. The eruption produced pyroclastic flows.
What is an eruption of ash cinders bombs and gases from a volcano called?
A volcanic mountain made up of volcanic ash, cinders, and bombs is called a Cinder Cone Volcano.
What is the name of the flow of gas from a very explosive volcano?
The name of the explosive outflow of gas from a volcaic eruption is a Pyroclastic Flow, however it can also be called a Pyroclastic Surge.
What is the rush of hot ash and gasses that takes place in a volcano called?
pyroclastic flow
How fast can a volcano kill a person?
Very quickly. A pyroclastic flow can approach half the speed of sound. People exposed to the temperatures inside a pyroclastic flow can die almost instantly.
what flow is a mix of gas and dust emitted by a volcano that is so dense that it hugs the ground?
Such a phenomenon is referred to as a pyroclastic flow.
What is a dense cloud of super hot gasses and rock fragments that races downhill from an erupting volcano called?
Theyse hot clouds, when they flow downward, are called pyroclastic flows.
What is a fast moving wave of rock and ash that rushes down the side of a volcano?
Pyroclastic Flow
