Lava is molten rock at earth's surface. A pyroclastic flow is an avalanch-like flow of hot ash, rock, and gas that moves down a volcano's flanks at great speed.
Yes, of course Krakatoa has a pyroclastic flow. Every volcano has an pyroclastic flow, which can travel up to at huge speeds. Krakatoa's pyroclastic flow raced an amazing 200 mph over 20 miles of open sea. Yes Krakatoa has pyroclastic flows but not all volcanoes produce pyroclastic flows, only Mt. St. Helens type volcanoes usually composed of andesite. Kilauea for example does not produce pyroclastic flows because it is composed of basalt, the lava flows out easily.
No. Mauna Loa is a shield volcano. It produces lava flows during its eruption but would almost never produce pyroclastic flows.
No. A "quiet" eruption will produce lava flows. Pyroclastic flows generally result from explosive eruptions.
Mt. Hood is primarily composed of andesitic lava, which is intermediate in composition between basaltic and rhyolitic lavas. Andesitic lava is characterized by its viscosity and tendency to form lava domes, lava flows, and pyroclastic flows.
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.
Mount Etna has had both explosive and "quiet" eruptions and has produced lava flows, lava fountains, and pyroclastic flows.
Yes, of course Krakatoa has a pyroclastic flow. Every volcano has an pyroclastic flow, which can travel up to at huge speeds. Krakatoa's pyroclastic flow raced an amazing 200 mph over 20 miles of open sea. Yes Krakatoa has pyroclastic flows but not all volcanoes produce pyroclastic flows, only Mt. St. Helens type volcanoes usually composed of andesite. Kilauea for example does not produce pyroclastic flows because it is composed of basalt, the lava flows out easily.
No. Mauna Loa is a shield volcano. It produces lava flows during its eruption but would almost never produce pyroclastic flows.
A violent volcanic eruption will produce pyroclastic flows, which are somewhat like avalanches of hot ash and rock, rather than lava flows. Pyroclastic flows are faster than any lava flow. When they erupt effusively, though, the lava is so viscous that it flows very slowly.
They are a region. This islands themselves were formed primarily by lava flows. The volcanoes there rarely produce pyroclastic flows.
No. A "quiet" eruption will produce lava flows. Pyroclastic flows generally result from explosive eruptions.
Lava flows are generally slow moving, giving people time to evacuate. As a result, they do not kill as often as other volcanic hazards such as pyroclastic flows.
Mt. Hood is primarily composed of andesitic lava, which is intermediate in composition between basaltic and rhyolitic lavas. Andesitic lava is characterized by its viscosity and tendency to form lava domes, lava flows, and pyroclastic flows.
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.
Lava is simply molten rock on the surface of the earth that flows as a viscous liquid. Pyroclastic material consists of rock fragments, molten, and partially molten material that is blasted out by explosive volcanic activity and eatiher rains down or flows downward as a density current.
Ash, Pumice, Pyroclastic flows, lanslides and obviously lava
In addition to suffocating ash and flowing lava, pyroclastic flows are probably the most dangerous feature of some volcanoes. Pyroclastic flows are currents of extremely hot gases and rocks that flow down and away from the slopes of volcanoes. They travel at speeds has high as 450 mph, and the temperature of the gas and rock can reach more than 1800° F (1000° C).