wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Mt. Vesuvius- Geography

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Mt. Vesuvius

b)

Krakatoa

c)

Eyjafjallajokull

d)

Mount St. Helens

2.

What was the name of the city that was covered with Ash by Mt. Vesuvius?

(a)  

3.

What did the volcano do?

a)

Blocked the sun

b)

Caved roofs

c)

Blocked doorways

d)

The Ash covered people and items in Pompeii

4.

What was the name of the other city destroyed by the eruption?

a)

Rome

b)

Gaul

c)

Herculaneum

d)

Latium

5.

Over twenty thousand people used to live in Pompeii.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

How is Vesuvius different from many other mountains?

a)

It is very tall.

b)

It is a volcano.

c)

It has gentle slopes.

d)

It is covered in trees.

7.

Why do scientists study the ruins of Pompeii?

a)

to gather up gold and other riches

b)

to clear the land so a new city can be built

c)

to determine when Vesuvius will erupt again

d)

to learn how the ancient Romans lived

8.

True or False. Scientists believe that Mount Vesuvius, the volcano near Pompeii, will never erupt again.

a)

True

b)

False

9.
What was the name of the other city destroyed by the eruption?
a)
Rome
b)
Herculaneum
c)
Latium
d)
Gaul
10.

The city of Pompeii was located in the country

a)

Greece

b)

England

c)

Italy

d)

Ireland

11.

The city of Pompeii was destroyed due to

a)

Flooding

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Warfare

d)

Volcanic Eruption

12.

When was Mount Vesuvius' most recent eruption?

a)

1933

b)

1944

c)

1966

d)

1977

13.
The people of Pompeii experienced many ___________ before Mt. Vesuvius erupted.
a)
earthquakes
b)
were unaffected
c)
tremors
d)
dormant
14.
Coins found during the excavations left an __________ of what was on the coin. 
a)
imprint
b)
copy
c)
tremor
d)
salvaged
15.
Archaeologists have worked to _________________ or save remains from ancient cultures. 
a)
salvage
b)
keep
c)
save
d)
dormant
16.
Mt. Vesuvius had been _____________ or inactive for hundreds of years before it awoke with a bang!
a)
unaffected
b)
salvaged
c)
subjected
d)
dormant
17.

How do volcanoes become extinct

a)

They die

b)

They fall into the water

c)

They are cut off from lava

d)

The lava cools and fills the hole

18.

Which volcano can you visit

a)

Active

b)

Dormant

c)

Extinct

d)

NONE

19.

Which volcano can you visit

a)

Active

b)

Dormant

c)

Extinct

d)

NONE

20.

The people in Pompeii _____ in time.

a)

Laughed

b)

Froze

c)

Helped

d)

Cried