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A pluton is a dike.
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Is a lahar is an example of a pluton?
No. A pluton is an underground body of intrusive igneous rock. A lahar is a mudflow formed from mixing water with volcanic ash.
Is dike a type of lava flow?
No, a dike is not a type of Lava flow.
What is the difference between a pyroclastic flow and a lahar?
A lahar is a mudflow that results from water mixing with volcanic ash. They can be hot or cold.A pyroclastic flow is a flow of superheatd ash, rock and gas that moves down the side of a volcano and is much hotter than a lahar. This material is ejected directly from a volcano.
How is a lahar different from a debris flow that may occur in southern California?
A lahar is specifically a mudflow of volcanic origin, ruslting from water mixing with volcanic ash. The debris flows in Southern California com from the soil and material weathered from preexisting rock.
Is a dike a intrusive ingneouse rock or a extrusive rock ingneouse?
A dike is an intrusive igneous rock. It is a vertical intrusion that is usually associated with a central magma chamber. It is intrusive because it usually does not reach the surface. When a dike does reach the surface, the magma it countains erupts and forms an extrusive lava flow.
Is a lahar is an example of a pluton?
No. A pluton is an underground body of intrusive igneous rock. A lahar is a mudflow formed from mixing water with volcanic ash.
Is the following is an intrusive igneous body Pyroclast Lava Flow Lahar Batholith?
No. A lahar is a mudflow formed by extrusive igneous material.
Is dike a type of lava flow?
No, a dike is not a type of Lava flow.
A mud flow on a volcano is called?
Lahar
Effects of lahar?
A lahar is basically a mudslide that has debris within its flow. Effects of a lahar include your home being destroyed, trees and other vegetation being destroyed, and the loss of people.
How far in KM could a lahar flow away from the crater?
1km
What is the term for a mudflow that includes numerous larger blocks of material?
lahar, debris flow
What type of simple machine is a dike?
A dike is not a machine, it does not change the direction of any force or amplify any force, it is merely an obstacle to the flow of water.
What is the difference between a pyroclastic flow and a lahar?
A lahar is a mudflow that results from water mixing with volcanic ash. They can be hot or cold.A pyroclastic flow is a flow of superheatd ash, rock and gas that moves down the side of a volcano and is much hotter than a lahar. This material is ejected directly from a volcano.
What is a Dyke system?
The word in waterway control can be written as dyke or dike. In the US, we use dike. A dike or dikes are a system of levees that control the level of water in a river or other waterway. Dikes control the height and flow of water beyond the point of the dike. When more than one dike exists, the plan can be called a Dike System or System of Dikes.
Was eyjafjallajokull a lahar or a pyroclastic flow?
Neither. It is a volcano that famously erupted in 2010. The eruption produced pyroclastic flows.
What is a pyroclast flow of the volcano?
a pyroclastic flow is a cloud of volcanic bombs, volcanic blocks, volcanic ash, and lapilli. these flows can achieve speeds at over 125 miles per hour and can be more than 750 degrees Celsius.
