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Q: Was Pompeii destroyed by a pyroclastic flow?
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How where the buildings in Pompeii destroyed?

mostly by pyroclastic flows.


How fast was pompeii pyroclastic flow miles per hour?

161 km


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 happened in bay of naples in 79 AD?

Pompeii got destroyed by mount vesuvius' pyroclastic flow.Now in pompeii there is concrete bodys on the ground!!


The ancient city of pompeii was destroyed when a mixture of hot volcanic gases, ash, and rock poured down mount Vesuvius and covered the city. Which two terms describe the substance that was produced by the volcano?

A. Pyroclastic Flow and D. Tephra. Apex


What city besides Pompeii was destroyed by Vesuvius?

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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


How volcano destroyed the city of pompeii?

Pompeii was destroyed by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, which is a stratovolcano near the Bay of Naples. Prior to the eruption that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79AD, two earthquakes preceded in 62AD and 64AD which caused widespread destruction. The eruption of Vesuvius per se was in two phases; first there was a Plinian eruption that produced a large amount of pumice that settled over Pompeii and Herculaneum and then a pyroclastic flows followed.


What volcano produces a pyroclastic flow?

an explosive volcano will usually have a pyroclastic flow


Can you outrun a pyroclastic flow?

No. A pyroclastic flow can move at well over 100 mph.