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WorksheetsThe Volcano That Changed the World
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
The snowstorm in Vermont in 1816 was unusual because it snowed ______.
ash
several feet
in June
for weeks
Why did the snowstorm worry John
Hoisington and his family?
They knew a volcano was about to erupt.
They would not have enough food to eat.
They feared they would be snowed in.
They did not want their farm to flood.
What happened in Sumbawa, Indonesia, as
a result of Mount Tambora’s eruption?
Thousands of people died.
Many people moved away.
People stole food from warehouses.
Extreme weather like snowstorms occurred.
Scientists in 1816 did not understand that
volcanic eruptions can ______.
cause destruction
affect the world’s climate
create ash
result in death
What does migrations mean in the sentence
“It was one of the biggest migrations in
U.S. history”?
volcanic activities
destructions of crops
series of natural disasters
movements of people from one place to another
Which best states a main idea of “The
Volcano That Changed the World”?
Many natural events are connected.
Farming is an important industry.
Volcanic eruptions happen often.
Most volcanic eruptions are mild.
The eruption instantly killed at least _________ people living near Mount Tambora.
12,000
1,200
120
12
The eruption of Tambora in 1815 was the deadliest and most powerful volcanic eruption in human history.
True
False
The eruption of Tambora happened in ____________.
79 A.D.
1815
1980
1991
"The first eruption shook the island." In this sentence eruption means...
a sudden explosion
the usual weather in a place
long spells of very dry weather
