A ________, a mixture of gas and volcanic debris, may blast out laterally under a viscous plug capping a volcano.

A. mud flow
B. lava flow
C. pyroclastic flow
D. debris flow
E. lahar


Answer: C

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At what latitude are direct rays hitting during each season in the U.S.?

At what latitude are direct rays hitting during each season in the U.S.?

  1. Winter -
  2. Spring -
  3. Summer -
  4. Fall -

Match with:

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  • 23 degrees South latitude
  • 0 degrees latitude (the equator)

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A snowball that rolls down a hill, gradually gaining more and more mass and rolling faster and faster as it continues, would be an example of a(n)

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