Volcano Classwork Grade

A……

1. A planian eruption

2. The plume in this type of volcano looks dark, smoky, and it blankets the area around the volcano with a black sheet of ash.

B…….

1. Interesting facts:

1  Can humans trigger volcanoes?

2  Who made up the word volcano

3 How do vlcano plumes travel so far away?

Write 2 new vocabulary words that you learned about volcanoes.

1  Vulcanology- The study of volcanoes.

2  Plume- A large cloud of ash that covers the sky around the area where a volcano erupted.

                       

                        Write 1 question that you still have concerning volcanic eruptions.

1 Where do volcanoes erupt the most?

2A.

1. They were used to earthquakes
2. In the back of their house, away from the street.
3. They probably died from the noisiness gasses in the air and hot tempectures.

2B.

1.       Pompeii was famous for fish sauce and grand villas.

2.       About  20,000 people lived in Pompeii

3.       Two interesting facts facts I learned about the buildings in Pompeii  were…

1.       People enrich they houses with gardens.

2.       Each room was heated by hot air running through cavity walls.

3 – Mount Vesuvius Erupts

A. The Last Two Days

                        Imagine that you are a citizen in Pompeii on August 24, 79 AD. Write a descriptive thought that you could have had during each of the time periods listed in the article. Make sure that you include facts from the time periods in your “thought”.

1 p.m.- All of a sudden it seemed out of nowhere a massive plume of ash began rocketing out of the volcano.

Midnight – The lava is beginning to pour off of Mt. Vesuvias just when the ash cloud began to grow.

1 a.m. – The posoiness gasses are beginning to touch Earth and I feel as if I am breathing through a straw.

7 a.m. –This was the end…….

B.

My reaction made me very sad; looking at the eruption of the volcano was devastating. I can’t imagine being in the shoes of the people who had to experience that tragedy.

4 – Pompeii Today

A. Vesuvius Survivor

                        Did you survive? YES!

                        How many questions did you get correct? 17

                       

B. Vesuvius Residents Paid to Move Away

                        How much money will Italian authorities give to residents who move away from Mount Vesuvius? Up to 30,000 Euros.

                        Why are they doing this? To reduce the potential hazard of what has been described as the world's most dangerous volcano.

                        How many times has Vesuvius erupted? 3 Dozen times since 79 AD

                        When was the last eruption? 1944

                        How many people have applied to move away so far? 3,276 People

                        Would you move away if you lived in this region? Why or why not? Yes because I believe it is not worth risking not only mine but also my family’s life for where I live.