True or False?
The city of Pompeii was preserved by the volcanic ash from Mt. Vesuvius.
Answer: True
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Mt. Vesuvius is a _____.
Answer: A stratovolcano
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How tall is Mt. Vesuvius?
a) 5467 ft
b) 2834 ft
c) 4203 ft
d) 3587 ft
Answer: c) 4203 ft
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How did the people in Pompeii die, even if they were far away from the eruption?
Possible Answer: One way they could have died is from inhalation of volcanic ash or moving lava. Another way is from the loss of their crops, because their crops were their main food source.
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Eight major eruptions
Answer: How many major eruptions have happened in the last 17,00 years?
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True or False?
Vesuvius means unreliable in Latin.
Answer: False
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Pompeii erupted in _____.
Answer: 79 A.D.
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Where is Mt. Vesuvius located?
a) Rome
b) Venice
c) Genoa
d) Naples
Answer: d) Naples
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How do you think volcanoes were created?
Possible Answer: They may have been created by tectonic plates pushing together or pulling away, which causes a mountain or volcano to be pushed up.
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3 million people
Answer: How many people live within range of Mount Vesuvius’ eruptions?
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True or False? Mt. Vesuvius is not the only active volcano in mainland Europe.
Answer: False
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Gas and melted rock blast out of an opening called the...
Answer: Central Vent
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How old is Mt. Vesuvius?
a) 50,000 years old
b) 30,000 years old
c) 17,000 years old
d) 20,500 years old
Answer: b) 30,000 years old
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What is Tephra?
Answer: Rock fragments that are ejected from the volcano when it erupts.
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600 B.C.E.
Answer: When was Pompeii established?
400
True or False?
The eruption lasted more than 24 hours.
Answer: True
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The last known eruption of Mt. Vesuvius was in _____.
Answer: 1944
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What does Vesuvius mean in Latin?
a) unreliable
b) unextinguished
c) unsafe
d) unguarded
Answer: b) unextinguished
400
Why is Mt. Vesuvius the most dangerous volcano in the world?
Answer: The large population of the cities of Naples and the surrounding towns on the slopes close by can be destroyed by a single eruption.
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1595
Answer: When was Pompeii rediscovered?
500
True or False? Mount Vesuvius was formed by the colliding of the African and Arabian plates.
Answer: False
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The volcanic cloud formed when a volcano erupts is called a _____ cloud.
Answer: Plinian
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A young man named _____ witnessed the eruption of Pompeii and survived.
a) Pliny the Younger
b) Pliny the Elder
c) Albia the Terrible
d) Alphra the Best
Answer: a) Pliny the Younger
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How did Mt. Vesuvius erupt? (All volcanoes)
Answer: Melted rock called magma rose deep from the earth toward the surface Because Earth’s tectonic plates move toward or away from each other. The gas filled magma rises and melts gaps in the rocks and forms a big chamber. Pressure from the solid rock forces the magma through weakening rock. The gas and melted rock blast out of the central vent.
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26th of August, the second day after the eruption started
Answer: On what day did daylight return to Pompeii after the darkness of the eruption?