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Worksheetspompeii
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 2hrs 51mins
What day did Vesuvius start erupting on?
March 5, AD 90
August 24, AD 79
January 14, AD 85
September 29, AD 55
What type of volcano was Vesuvius?
Icelandic Volcano
Composite Volcano
Shield Volcano
Plinian Volcano
Admiral Pliny set out to....
Bring supplies to the citizens
Take samples of earth around the volcano
Rescue citizens by boat
Study the reactions of the citizens
What is the name of the surge cloud that covered both Pompeii and Herculaneum?
Pyroclastic Surge
Ashenastic Surge
Rushing Surge
Magnatudal Surge
How many times hotter than boiling water was the surge cloud?
(a)
What did NOT happen to people in the boat house when they were dying of thermal shock?
Their teeth shattered
Their brains boiled
Their tongues exploded
Their tissue vaporized
What remains of the citizens of Pompeii?
Their skeletons
Plaster casts
Their city
Their belongings
For people that inhaled hot ash, how did they actually die?
Incineration
Poisoning
Suffocation
They were okay if they inhaled hot ash
How deeply was the city of Pompeii buried due to the eruption?
15-20 feet
4-6 feet
8-11 feet
25-30 feet
When were the first remains of Pompeii found?
1613
1732
1947
1594
Herculaneum has not had as much of its area excavated as Pompeii due to the fact that _________.
Most of the town is most likely destroyed and irreparable
The volcanic rock that solidified there is harder to get through
Weather is much worse in that city, which prevents digging
It is of less interest culturally than Pompeii
Approximately how many people in Pompeii died during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius?
5000
500
50
50,000
How many years had it been since the last eruption of Mt. Vesuvius?
over 15 years
over 150 years
over 1500 years
over 15,000 years
Pliny the Elder, the Commander of the Roman Navy, would have been especially interested in Vesuvius because....
his real passion was studying nature
his real passion was sailing the bay
he real passion was on the battlefield
Which community/city was most threatened by the blistery wave of ash and molten rock, also known as a pyroclastic surge?
Herculaneum
Oplontis
Stabiae
Pompeii
Why was the fate of Pliny the Younger so important?
He died a hero like his uncle, Pliny the Elder.
His writings became critical to understanding what happened in Pompeii.
He went on to become the next Roman Emperor.
He took over his uncle's role as Commander of the Roman Navy.
How many people live near Vesuvius now?
3,500 people
35,000 people
350,00 people
3,500.000 people
How often do large Plinian eruptions happen at Vesuvius?
every 200 years
every 2,000 years
every 20 years
every 20,000 years
