What was the magnitude of the Toba eruption compared to the Tambora eruption?

Toba Eruption and Its Impact

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Toba was twice the size of Tambora
Toba was an order of magnitude larger than Tambora
Toba was about the same size as Tambora
Toba was smaller than Tambora
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the proposed impact of the Toba eruption on the human population according to the Toba catastrophe theory?
It increased the global population by 10%
It caused a minor decline in population
It reduced the global population by 90%
It had no impact on human population
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What evidence was initially used to support the Toba catastrophe theory?
No change in genetic diversity
Increased genetic diversity in all human populations
A genetic bottleneck in non-African populations
Complete extinction of certain human populations
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the 2010 mathematical model suggest about the Toba eruption's climate effects?
The eruption had no climate effects
The effects were exactly as originally theorized
The effects were milder and shorter-lived
The effects were more severe than previously thought
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did sediment samples from Africa's Lake Malawi indicate about the Toba eruption?
A significant change in plant life
No significant change in plant life
Complete destruction of plant life
An increase in plant diversity
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the most widely accepted explanation for the genetic bottleneck in humans today?
The Toba eruption
The founder effect
A global pandemic
A meteor impact
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the potential threat of the Yellowstone supervolcano compare to Toba?
Yellowstone poses no threat
Yellowstone is equally threatening as Toba
Yellowstone is less threatening than Toba
Yellowstone is more threatening than Toba
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