Volcano Practice 4

In the table, which volcanoes will most likely erupt in the next 100 years? Choose ALL answers tjat apply.

• Mount St. Helens

  
  

• Kilauea

  
  

• Mount Vesuvius

  
  

• Mount Fuji

• Eyjafjallajökull

  
  

In the table, the greatest volume of material per eruption is emitted by which volcanoes? Choose ALL that apply

• Mt. St. Helens

• Kilauea

• Mount Vesuvius

• Mount Fuji

• Eyjafjallajökull

Which volcano poses the LARGEST threat to the enviornment and people living nearby?

• Mt. St. Helens

• Kilauea

• Mount Vesuvius

• Mount Fuji

• Eyjafjallajökull

Explain your reasoning about why the volcano you chose in question 3 poses the LARGEST threat to the enviornment and people neearby? (Mt St. Helen, Kilauea, Mount Vesuvius, Mount Fuji or Eyjafjallajökull)

Using the volcano eruption data below, write each volcano name in the box representing its characteristics on the Figure 8 grid.

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Mt. St. Helen: 5 years, VEI = 2

Kilauea: 1 year, VEI = 1.5

Mount Vesuvius: 20 years, VEI = 3

Mount Fuji: 300 years, VEI = 2.5

Eyjafjallajökull: 2 years, VEI = 4

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Mount Vesuvius

Mount St. Helens

Kilauea

Eyjafjallajökull

Mount Fuji