Violent Vesuvius

What was the name of the volcano that erupted in the article?

• Mt. St. Helens

• Krakatua

• Mt. Vesuvius

• Tambora

How do scientists monitor volcanoes in Mount Vesuvius?

• Scientists use a seismograph

• Scientist use sensors

• Scientists hire people to watch the volcanoes around the clock

• Scientists use radio signals

What covered the residents and the entire city of Pompeii?

• magma

• lava

• ash

• plate tectonics

What other natural disaster happened during the eruption of Vesuvius 79 CE?

• A thunderstorm with strong clouds developed shortly after

• Mountains crumbled and were dismantled

• An earthquake shook the ground

• A tsunami developed around the bay near Vesuvius

What did the ash from the volcano do?

• Covered animals in Pompeii

• Sunlight was blocked.

• Covered people in Pompeii.

• All the above

What were workers able to preserve from the ash? (You may choose more than one answer)

• buildings

• paintings

• Residents

• nothing was preserved

What do scientists believe about when Vesuvius erupted?

• Mt. Vesuvius is on top of a hot spot causing major volcanoes.

• Mt. Vesuvius is not overdue for another major eruption.

• Volcanic material from the cloud ran onto Pompeii.

• There is no evidence to explain what happened.

How fast did the hot clouds of rock, ash, and toxic gases shoot toward Pompeii?

• 75 mph

• 50 feet in the air

• 10,000 mph

• hundreds of feet per second

Today, eruptions are called Plinian eruptions in his honor.

• True

• False