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Neither. The town of Pompeii was buried by pumice which over the years hardened. Lava and magma are virtually the same thing. Magma is the molten material in the earth. Igneous rock is formed from it when it cools. Lava is a liquid rock which also can solidify into lava stone. Unless you're a vulcanologist, and have to be scientifically picky, consider lava as an "outside" liquid rock and magma as an "inside" liquid rock.
Neither. The town of Pompeii was buried by pumice which over the years hardened. Lava and magma are virtually the same thing. Magma is the molten material in the earth. Igneous rock is formed from it when it cools. Lava is a liquid rock which also can solidify into lava stone. Unless you're a vulcanologist, and have to be scientifically picky, consider lava as an "outside" liquid rock and magma as an "inside" liquid rock.
Neither. The town of Pompeii was buried by pumice which over the years hardened. Lava and magma are virtually the same thing. Magma is the molten material in the earth. Igneous rock is formed from it when it cools. Lava is a liquid rock which also can solidify into lava stone. Unless you're a vulcanologist, and have to be scientifically picky, consider lava as an "outside" liquid rock and magma as an "inside" liquid rock.
Neither. The town of Pompeii was buried by pumice which over the years hardened. Lava and magma are virtually the same thing. Magma is the molten material in the earth. Igneous rock is formed from it when it cools. Lava is a liquid rock which also can solidify into lava stone. Unless you're a vulcanologist, and have to be scientifically picky, consider lava as an "outside" liquid rock and magma as an "inside" liquid rock.
Neither. The town of Pompeii was buried by pumice which over the years hardened. Lava and magma are virtually the same thing. Magma is the molten material in the earth. Igneous rock is formed from it when it cools. Lava is a liquid rock which also can solidify into lava stone. Unless you're a vulcanologist, and have to be scientifically picky, consider lava as an "outside" liquid rock and magma as an "inside" liquid rock.
Neither. The town of Pompeii was buried by pumice which over the years hardened. Lava and magma are virtually the same thing. Magma is the molten material in the earth. Igneous rock is formed from it when it cools. Lava is a liquid rock which also can solidify into lava stone. Unless you're a vulcanologist, and have to be scientifically picky, consider lava as an "outside" liquid rock and magma as an "inside" liquid rock.
Neither. The town of Pompeii was buried by pumice which over the years hardened. Lava and magma are virtually the same thing. Magma is the molten material in the earth. Igneous rock is formed from it when it cools. Lava is a liquid rock which also can solidify into lava stone. Unless you're a vulcanologist, and have to be scientifically picky, consider lava as an "outside" liquid rock and magma as an "inside" liquid rock.
Neither. The town of Pompeii was buried by pumice which over the years hardened. Lava and magma are virtually the same thing. Magma is the molten material in the earth. Igneous rock is formed from it when it cools. Lava is a liquid rock which also can solidify into lava stone. Unless you're a vulcanologist, and have to be scientifically picky, consider lava as an "outside" liquid rock and magma as an "inside" liquid rock.
Neither. The town of Pompeii was buried by pumice which over the years hardened. Lava and magma are virtually the same thing. Magma is the molten material in the earth. Igneous rock is formed from it when it cools. Lava is a liquid rock which also can solidify into lava stone. Unless you're a vulcanologist, and have to be scientifically picky, consider lava as an "outside" liquid rock and magma as an "inside" liquid rock.
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∙ 12y agoNeither. The town of Pompeii was buried by pumice which over the years hardened. Lava and magma are virtually the same thing. Magma is the molten material in the earth. Igneous rock is formed from it when it cools. Lava is a liquid rock which also can solidify into lava stone. Unless you're a vulcanologist, and have to be scientifically picky, consider lava as an "outside" liquid rock and magma as an "inside" liquid rock.
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Is the town of Pompeii hot because of the lava?
No. First, Pompeii was buried by volcanic ash, not lava. Either way, the eruption that buried Pompeii was nearly 2,000 years ago. The ash cooled long ago.
What is the name of the town that got covered by lava?
pompeii
Why didn't the people from Pompeii not melt from the lava?
Pompeii was buried by volcanic ash, not lava. That ash had cooled somewhat while traveling from Vesuvius to Pompeii. While it was still hot enough to kill anyone left alive in the town, it was not hot enough to incinerate flesh. People burn when superheated. They do not melt.
What caused the most destruction in Pompeii ashes earthquakes or lava?
It was the volcano ash because it suffocated all the people who stayed in Pompeii, and it also buried the town under 8 ft of ash. This also caused roofs to collapse under its weight.
Is pompeii a shield or composite volcano?
No. Pompeii was a town in the Roman Empire. It was buried in 79 AD by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which is a stratovolcano.
What is a physical description of pompeii?
Pompeii was a coastal Roman town that was buried by an ingnimbrite eruption from mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
When Mount Vesuvius erupted what towns were buried?
In AD 79, Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii andHerculaneum. These towns were near Rome, Italy.
Why did Pompeii remain undiscovered for centuries?
Pompeii remained undiscovered for centuries because it was buried and no one even suspected that a town was in that location.
Is Pompeii a county?
no Pompeii is a partially buried Roman Town near Naples, Italy. It was destroyed during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD
What fate the Roman town of Pompeii suffer how did that event help to preserve many buildings and works of art there?
It was buried by an Ignimbrite lava flow (hot ash that came as a cloud). This covered the whole town to a depth greater than the height of the houses and thus preserved them intact.
Is pompeii a legend?
No it was not. It was a Roman town which was buried in volcanic ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD.
How were so many artifacts from pompeii preserved for so many years?
when Mount Vesuvius erupted cataclysmically in summer of A.D. 79, The nearby roman town of pompeii was buried under several feet of ashes and rocks.The ruined city remained frozen in time until it was discovered by surveying engineer in 1748
