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tambora

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what year did mount tambora erupt

a)

1773

b)

1815

c)

1913

d)

1844

2.

the following year after tambora erupted was nicknamed what

a)

year without a summer

b)

year without a winter

c)

year without a fall

d)

year without a sun

3.

where was tambora located

a)

africa

b)

california

c)

los angeles

d)

indonesia

4.

how many people were killed due to the eruption of tambora

a)

71000

b)

10000

c)

80000

d)

8000

5.

what type of volcano is tambora

a)

cinder cone volcanoes

b)

stratovolcano

c)

sheild volcano

6.

initial eruption of tambora was thought to be what

a)

cannon fire

b)

an earthquake

c)

a volcano erupting

7.

there is seismic activity near tambora to this day

a)

true

b)

false

8.

will tambora ever erupt like it did in 1815

a)

yes

b)

no

9.

what was the global temperature lowered to because of the eruption

a)

54

b)

5.4

c)

22

d)

27.5

10.

how tall was tambora before its eruption

a)

10000

b)

14100

c)

40000

d)

22000

11.

tambora is the largest eruption in history

a)

true

b)

false

12.

after the eruption some places experienced sporadic periods of what

a)

snowfall

b)

rain

c)

extreme heat

13.

roughly how tall was tambora after its eruption

a)

9000

b)

30000

c)

22000

d)

2000

14.

60 megatons of what was blown into the atmosphere after the eruption

a)

ash

b)

pumice

c)

water

d)

sulfur

15.

tambora is known as the ____ of the east

a)

st helens

b)

pompeii

c)

vesuvius

d)

krakatoa