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Was Pompeii destroyed by a pyroclastic flow?
Yes, it was.
Did anyone die in the eruption in Pompeii?
Yes a pyroclastic flow did destroy pompeii yes it did it flattened the Italian village of pompeii. it is a mixture of hot gas volcanic rock and ash
What is the difference between tephra and pyroclastic flow?
Tephra flow is fragments of volcanic rock and lava. Pyroclastic flow is fast moving current of hot gas and rock.
What kind of eruption has an pyroclastic flow?
An explosive volcanic eruption. Pyroclastic flow is a mixture of fast flowing hot gases that travel down and away from the eruption.
How fast do pyroclastic clouds move?
Pyroclastic flow can travel at speeds as great as 450 MPH (700 KM/h)
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.
Does a pyroclastic flow happen all over the world?
No. Most pyroclastic flows don't go for more than a few miles.
What is more deadly lava or pyroclastic flow?
Pyroclastic flow.
How can pyroclastic flow be used in a sentence?
Beware the pyroclastic flow!
What is the term for lava flow that travels downhill at over 100mph?
Pyroclastic flow
Volcano can produce showers of ash a pyrochastic flow a lave flow plumes of dust and volcanic crust which of these is most dangerous?
The most dangerous thing an erupting volcano can produce is a pyroclastic flow. A pyroclastic flow produces hot ash and gas that is 1000 degrees Celsius in temperature. This toxic cloud can move as fast as 500 miles per hour.
What is a fast moving wave of rock and ash that rushes down the side of a volcano?
Pyroclastic Flow
