A ________ is a hot, turbulent mixture of expanding gases and volcanic ash that flows rapidly down the side of a volcano.

A. lava flow
B. pyroclastic flow
C. pyroclastic cloud
D. mud flow
E. hyaloclastic flow


Answer: B

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