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Mount Vesuvius
Krakatoa
Mount Saint Helen's
Mount Tambora
Mauna Loa
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Mount Vesuvius is in...
Southern Italy.
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Krakatoa exploded with the power or what?
An atomic bomb.
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How many years did Mt. Saint Helen's remain dormant?
120 years.
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What number did the Mount Tambora explosion go to on The Volcanic Explosivity scale.
Seven.
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This volcano is part of a chain of what?
Volcanic Islands.
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This volcano has erupted over how many times?
30
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What town was impacted by Kakatoa's explosion? HINT: S.........n
Sumatran
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What form did the ash fall down in when the volcano exploded?
Black rain.
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What did 1816 become known as?
The year without a summer.
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Mauna Loa is one of the worlds most active or one of the worlds most dormant volcanoes?
Most active.
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The City of Pompeii was later called what after Mount Vesuvius's famous eruption?
The City Frozen in Time
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What happened after Karakatoa erupted?
It sank into the ocean.
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What triggered the eruption?
An earthquake.
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What happened after Mount Tambora erupted?
It shrank a couple thousand feet.
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How many times has Mauna Loa erupted since 1843?
33 times.
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Did the famous eruption over Pompeii last one day, or more than one day?
More than one day.
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In what year was an island spotted on the site of Krakatoa? HINT: 19.....
1927
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What was the mushroom shaped plume that shot out of the volcano?
Ash.
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Where is Mount Tambora?
The Island of Sumbawa
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What does the name "Mauna Loa" mean?
Long Mountain
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The total number of victims after the Pompeii eruption was at least....
One thousand.
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The new island was called what?
Ana Krakatoa, or Child of Krakatoa.
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How many states did the ash cover?
Three
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What did this eruption change?
The worlds climate.
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What percentage does Mauna Loa's mass amount to of all the other Hawaiian Islands combine?
85%