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What are clouds of gas, ash, and other tephra that move rapidly down slopes called?

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J. Pollock

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J. Pollock
J. Pollock, Science Professor, Los Angeles

Answered Feb 01, 2021

The correct answer to this question is pyroclastic flow. This flow is one that occurs with fast moving pieces of lava, hot gases, and any volcano ash. A pyroclastic flow is normally occur when a volcanic eruption happens.

As volcanoes are extremely hot, so will the flow. Therefore, anything that gets exposed to the flow will be burned due to the high temperatures. Along with that, the flow will move very fast. With the high speeds and high temperature, it is hard for living beings to move out of the path of the flow. This exposes them to the risk of being burned

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J. Emmerich

J. Emmerich

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J. Emmerich, Web Content Writer, New York City

Answered Jan 31, 2021

The correct answer to this question is pyroclastic flow. This flow is one that occurs with fast moving pieces of lava, hot gases, and any volcano ash. A pyroclastic flow is normally occur when a volcanic eruption happens. As volcanoes are extremely hot, so will the flow.

Therefore, anything that gets exposed to the flow will be burned due to the high temperatures. Along with that, the flow will move very fast. With the high speeds and high temperature, it is hard for living beings to move out of the path of the flow. This exposes them to the risk of being burned

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S. Hughes

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Answered Jan 29, 2021

Clouds of gas, ash, and other tephra that move rapidly down slopes are called a pyroclastic flow, which can also be referred to as a pyroclastic cloud, or a pyroclastic density current. This refers to a current of hot gas that is fast-moving, as well as volcanic matter, which is collectively known as tephra, that flows away from a volcano along the ground at an average velocity of 100 km/hr, and 700 km/hr on the max.

The tephra and gases as the capability of reaching temperatures of about 1,830 °F (which is equivalent to 1000 °C). Of all the volcanic hazards, pyroclastic flows are considered to be the most deadly. They are produced as a result of some explosive eruptions.

They usually spread under gravity laterally, or better still, touch the ground and then hurtle downhill. The density of the current, the gradient of the slope, and the volcanic output rate are the factors that determine the speed of the pyroclastic flows.

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F. Daniel

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F. Daniel
F. Daniel, Content Optimization Executive, Diploma in Journalism, California

Answered Jan 20, 2021

You would call this pyroclastic flow. This is usually the movement of fast−moving lava pieces, ash coming from the volcano, and hot gases. This will normally happen during a volcanic eruption. One thing that you should know about this is that it can be extremely hot.

Anything that becomes exposed to it will get burned. The problem with this is that it can also move at very high speeds so it will be hard for living creatures to go out of its path. This is considered to be extremely dangerous not only because of the high temperature but also because of its mobility.

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curtman7

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Answered Sep 20, 2018

Pyroclastic flows
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