Dante's Peak

While watching/monitoring Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines. Harry's friend was killed by

• a lava flow.

• falling off the side of the volcano.

• a volcanic bomb.

• a mudslide.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Paul, Harry's boss called him in from vacation because

• their had been an increase in earthquakes at Dante's Peak.

• steam vents started to form at Dante's Peak.

• the mayor asked if someone from the USGS would come and check on the mountain.

• there was fish dying in the lake by the mountain.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The couple at the hot springs died as a result of

• poisonings from gases.

• the water becoming to hot and boiling.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Once Harry and team decided to monitor the mountain, they did all of the following except?

• Monitored for earthquakes and mountain swelling

• Monitored for sulfur and carbon dioxide gases emissions

• checked the temperature of mountain.

• checked for how acidic the lake was.

Paul did not want to put the town on alert at the beginning because it could affect the towns economics.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Due to little activity for a week Paul was ready to

• pack up and leave.

• hire the helicopter pilot to fly more runs around the mountain.

• send the team up to the high lake.

Paul decided to eventually put the town on alert after

• the mountain erupted.

• more earthquakes occurred.

• the towns water supply became full of sulfuric acid.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Once the mountain began to erupt, earthquakes increased, ash filled the air and

• the heat melted the surrounding snow and ice causing a lahar to form.

• caused the animals to move towards the mountain.

• caused the team to leave right away.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A Lahar is a mudflow produced when a volcano's heat melts the snow and ice and it mixes with the ash and debris from the volcano.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

During the evacuation process, several people tried to fly out by helicopter and was unsuccessful, why?

• Earthquakes caused vibrations on the helicopter and damaged the motor.

• The helicopter was caught in a mudflow known as a Lahar.

• Due to so much ash being in the air it choked out the engine and it crashed.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5