The Monster in the Mountain

Who was Marta Ramirez?

• She wrote in her diary about the explosion that happened in 79 A.D.

• She is a Volcanologist and Geologist

• She works in healthcare in Italy

• She was the first person to climb into Mount Vesuvius.

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What does the word plummeting mean?

• Running very fast

• Crumbling into little pieces

• Very sharp pieces

• dropping or falling from the sky

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Why are people studying Mount Vesuvius? Why are they collecting information about this volcano?

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What does the word dynamic mean?

• very calm and relaxing

• very powerful and forceful

• very small and petite

• easily seen. can be seen from far away.

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True or False?

Marta Ramirez went inside the volcano to collect information.

• True

• False

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What does the word pulverize mean?

• crumble or crush into small peices.

• big explosion

• lava or hot rock made from volcanos

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How many days does the city of Naples need to be warned before a volcano erupts.

• 3

• 5

• 7

• 9