A mixture of air,hot ash,and pumice lapilli that rushes down the side of a volcano in a scalding avalanche is termed a(n)________.
A) ash fall
B) lahar
C) pyroclastic flow
D) convective plume

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The specific description of a mixture of air, hot ash, and pumice lapilli rushing down a volcano in a scalding avalanche is a pyroclastic flow. Ash fall refers to the fallout of ash from an eruption, lahar refers to a muddy volcanic flow caused by rain mixing with volcanic debris, and convective plume refers to a column of heated air rising from a volcanic vent.

A Mixture of Air,hot Ash,and Pumice Lapilli That Rushes Down