Volcanoes
the very hot stuff that comes out of volcanoes
What is lava?
the modern day country Pompeii is in
What is Italy?
True or False: 1 million people died
False - there were around 4,000 deaths
Lava flows slowly or quickly
What is quick?
Year of the eruption
What is 79 AD?
The bodies and structures were able to be preserved because they were surrounded by
What is ash?
Name one of the three types of volcanoes
What is Dormant?
What is Extinct?
What is active?
True or false: Pompeii was a flourishing city before the eruption
What is true?
True or False: You can not walk through Pompeii now as a tourist
What is False?
The name of the volcano that erupted in Pompeii
What is Vesuvius?
How long was Vesuvius dormant before it erupted
What is 1,800 years?
True or False: The remains of many items, buildings, and people were found in a ‘petrified’ state (as they were at the time of the eruption)
What is true?