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What relationship would you expect to find between the sizes of particles in a pyroclastic deposit and the distance from the volcanic source of the material?
Typically, larger particles will be found nearest to the volcanic source in a pyroclastic deposit due to their higher momentum, while smaller particles will be carried further away by wind or gravity. This results in a decreasing trend in particle size with increasing distance from the volcanic source.
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Can rhyolite be pyroclastic?
Yes. It is not uncommon for rhyolitic material to form pyroclastic flows.
Which material is not pyroclastic material?
Rock salt is not a pyroclastic material. Pyroclastic materials are fragments of rock and volcanic ash ejected during volcanic eruptions, while rock salt is a sedimentary mineral formed from the evaporation of saltwater.
How are pyroclastic materials classified?
Pyroclastic Material is classified by size from very fine dust and volcanic ash.
Is a pyroclastic material high or low-viscosity?
Pyroclastic material can have varying viscosities depending on its composition and temperature. However, in general, pyroclastic flows are typically low-viscosity due to their ability to flow rapidly downhill like a fluid.
Are cinders the most dangerous pyroclastic materials extruded from a volcano?
No. The most dangerous pyroclastic material is volcanic ash.
Define pyroclastic material and list three examples?
Pyroclastic material consists of fragments of rocks that forms during a volcanic eruption. Pyroclastic particles that are less than 2mm in diameter are called Volcanic Ash. Volcanic ash that are less than o.25 mm in diameter is called volcanic Dust. Large Pyroclastic particles that are less than 64 mm in diameter are called Lapilli
What material is not a form of pyroclastic material?
Water is not a form of pyroclastic material. Pyroclastic material refers to fragmented volcanic rocks, ash, and other debris expelled during volcanic eruptions.
Are magma and rock both pyroclastic materials?
No. Magma is molten rock that is beneath earth's surface. When it erupts it can form lava or pyroclastic material. Although pyroclastic material can form rocks, most rocks are not from pyroclastic material.
Is a rock a pyroclastic material?
Some rocks are pyroclastic but most are not.
Is Pyroclastic rock basic or acid?
Pyroclastic material is more often felsic (acidic) or intermediate, but mafic (basic) pyroclastic material may also occur.
Is pyroclastic material poisonous gas?
No. Although a pyroclastic eruption will produce toxic gasses, the pyroclastic material itself consists of sperheated ash, pumice, and rock fragments.
Can rhyolite be pyroclastic?
Yes. It is not uncommon for rhyolitic material to form pyroclastic flows.
Which material is not pyroclastic material?
Rock salt is not a pyroclastic material. Pyroclastic materials are fragments of rock and volcanic ash ejected during volcanic eruptions, while rock salt is a sedimentary mineral formed from the evaporation of saltwater.
Is pyroclastic material likely to form from low- viscosity or high - viscosity?
Pyroclastic material is more likely to form with high viscosity magma.
How are lava and pyroclastic classified?
Both lava and pyroclastic material are classified as rocks. Lava is molten rock and pyroclastic material is various debris. There is Basaltic lava, Andesitic lava, Dacite lava, and Rhyolitic lava.
How are pyroclastic materials classified?
Pyroclastic Material is classified by size from very fine dust and volcanic ash.
Is a pyroclastic material high or low-viscosity?
Pyroclastic material can have varying viscosities depending on its composition and temperature. However, in general, pyroclastic flows are typically low-viscosity due to their ability to flow rapidly downhill like a fluid.
