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Pyroclastic flows occur during explosive eruptions of volcanoes.

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Does a pyroclastic flow typically occur during a quiet or loud eruption?

Pyroclastic flow typically occurs during a violent eruption.


Does a pyroclastic flow occur during during small earthquakes?

No. Pyroclastic flows are a result of volcanic eruptions.


What is more deadly lava or pyroclastic flow?

Pyroclastic flow.


What is the term for lava flow that travels downhill at over 100mph?

Pyroclastic flow


What volcano produces a pyroclastic flow?

an explosive volcano will usually have a pyroclastic flow


Does a pyroclastic flow typically occur during a quiet eruption?

No, pyroclastic flows typically occur during explosive volcanic eruptions when hot gas and volcanic particles travel rapidly down the side of the volcano. Quiet eruptions, such as lava flows, do not produce pyroclastic flows.


Can you outrun a pyroclastic flow?

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


How can pyroclastic flow be used in a sentence?

The pyroclastic flow from the volcano devastated the surrounding area, burying everything in its path under a blanket of ash and hot gases.


In which direction does a pyroclastic flow move away from a volcano?

A pyroclastic flow moves away from a volcano in all directions.


What volcano has pyroclastic flow in addition to liquid lava?

the volcano that has pyroclastic flow in addition to liquid lava is the composite or stratovolcano.


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 does a pyroclastic flow sound like?

Strangely, pyroclastic flows are silent. The speed of sound inside such a flow is quite slow, slower than the speed at which the flow moves. Because of this and other acoustic properties, all sound produced by a pyroclastic flow remains trapped inside of it.