EAPS 106 Unit 6 Volcanic Catastrophes
Lecture Questions And Verified Answers
\Q\.In 79 AD an eruption of Mt. Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii. Why is this event so interesting? -
ANSWERS✔-Pompeii was preserved by up to 80 ft ash and dugout, including preserved forms of
the dead.
\Q\.How is magma generated beneath Mt. Vesuvius? - ANSWERS✔-From hydration-induced
melting.
\Q\.How were the bodies found in the ash the covered Pompeii preserved? - ANSWERS✔-The
bodies decayed. Only their bones survived within an empty volume of where their bodies were.
\Q\.Who was Pliny the Younger? - ANSWERS✔-A magistrate of ancient Rome who wrote down
an unbelievable account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii.
\Q\.Based on DNA evidence, what did artists, writers, and screenwriters get wrong about "The
Lovers" which they based their stories on? - ANSWERS✔-They were actually two men.
\Q\.In the movie Pompeii, Why was the depiction of Mt. Vesuvius in the days leading up to the
79 AD explosive eruption clearly wrong? - ANSWERS✔-Pressure can't build with lava exposed at
the surface.
\Q\.True or False: Yellowstone National Park has many large, extinct stratovolcanoes that
tourists are able to climb. - ANSWERS✔-False.
Lecture Questions And Verified Answers
\Q\.In 79 AD an eruption of Mt. Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii. Why is this event so interesting? -
ANSWERS✔-Pompeii was preserved by up to 80 ft ash and dugout, including preserved forms of
the dead.
\Q\.How is magma generated beneath Mt. Vesuvius? - ANSWERS✔-From hydration-induced
melting.
\Q\.How were the bodies found in the ash the covered Pompeii preserved? - ANSWERS✔-The
bodies decayed. Only their bones survived within an empty volume of where their bodies were.
\Q\.Who was Pliny the Younger? - ANSWERS✔-A magistrate of ancient Rome who wrote down
an unbelievable account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii.
\Q\.Based on DNA evidence, what did artists, writers, and screenwriters get wrong about "The
Lovers" which they based their stories on? - ANSWERS✔-They were actually two men.
\Q\.In the movie Pompeii, Why was the depiction of Mt. Vesuvius in the days leading up to the
79 AD explosive eruption clearly wrong? - ANSWERS✔-Pressure can't build with lava exposed at
the surface.
\Q\.True or False: Yellowstone National Park has many large, extinct stratovolcanoes that
tourists are able to climb. - ANSWERS✔-False.
