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What was strange about Chauncey Jerome's clothes freezing overnight (p. 256)?
It was June 10th.
How many total people died in the explosion of Mount Tambora in 1815? (p. 256)
How did a volcanic eruption in Indonesia cause temperatures to drop in Connecticut?
During large-scale eruptions, enormous amounts of ash and gases are ejected into the atmosphere and can block out the sun.
What are the three basic types of volcanoes? (p. 257)
Shield, cinder cone, and composite
True or false: shield volcanoes are built from explosive eruptions. (p. 257)
False
What are cinder cone volcanoes made of? (p. 257)
Pyroclastic material (volcanic rocks)
What is another name for composite volcanoes? (p. 257)
Stratovolcano
What are composite volcanoes made of? (p. 257)
Alternating layers of pyroclastic material and lava
What is a crater? (p. 258)
a funnel-shaped pit at the top of a volcano
What is a caldera? (p. 258)
a large depression that forms when the magma chamber below a volcano partially empties and causes the ground above to sink
What do you call a landform that results from repeated eruptionsof lava spread over a large area? (p. 259)
Lava plateau
What is the name of the Mexican volcano that emerged from a cornfield in 1943? (p. 257)
Paricutin
What Hawaiian shield volcano is technically taller than Mt. Everest? (p. 257)
Mauna Kea