Mount Vesuvius Eruption Insights

Mount Vesuvius Eruption Insights

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, History

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Emma Peterson

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The video discusses the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, which caught the residents of Pompeii by surprise. It describes the initial chaos, the impact on the residents, and the stages of the eruption. The analysis of sediment layers reveals the eruption's progression, culminating in a devastating pyroclastic flow that destroyed everything in its path.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What time did Mount Vesuvius begin its eruption on August 24th, 79 AD?

12:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the initial reaction of the residents of Pompeii to the eruption?

They evacuated immediately.

They were unaware of the danger.

They sought shelter in the mountains.

They celebrated the event.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did a wealthy family in the suburb of Oak Lanza's do during the eruption?

They fled to the mountains.

They took refuge in a basement storeroom.

They stayed in their home.

They left the city.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What misconception do people have about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius?

It happened instantaneously.

It was a slow process.

It was a minor eruption.

It was a predictable event.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long did the white pumice build-up last during the eruption?

10 hours

3 hours

5 hours

7 hours

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What marked the transition to the second stage of the eruption?

A shift in wind direction.

A decrease in ash fall.

An increase in temperature.

A change in the type of magma.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At what time did the volcano enter its final devastating phase?

5:00 a.m.

6:00 a.m.

7:00 a.m.

8:00 a.m.

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