H3 Down Under Week 20

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

What may have caused the volcanic eruption? (Geef antwoord in het Nederlands. Neem de tijd om na te denken. Het enige foute antwoord is opschrijven dat je het niet weet.)

'Why was there no warning'? What do you think? (Answer in English. The only wrong answer is saying that you don't know.)

What is 'hazard monitoring'? (par. 3)

True or false? The eruption of White Island was caused by magma heating up from deep in the earth.

1. true
2. false

What caused the eruption of the volcano?

1. Water was trapped in the rocks around the lake.
2. There was an earthquake.
3. It is not mentioned, but it could have been a small earthquake or change in the lake.
4. Nobody knows what could have caused it. It was very sudden.

What is the MOST dangerous of hydrothermal eruptions?

1. The magma from the crater, because it is so hot it causes terrible burns.
2. The rocks that are ejected from the crater, because you can be hit by those.
3. The hot and violent steam, because causes all other hazards.
4. The gas, because it can suffocate you.

True or false? This is the first time such a hydrothermal eruption causes fatalities.

1. True
2. False

Why was there no warning?

1. It happened too sudden.
2. Nobody monitored the volcano.
3. It was assumed this volcano was not acute.
4. The monitoring system did not work.

Type your fat question here.

According to the video, could the visitors have known that it is not a safe place?

1. Yes, scientists already knew and had raised the threat level.
2. No, the eruption was sudden
3. Yes, there were signs saying 'dangerous area' on the route.
4. No, the government had tried to hide the danger so that tourist would still come.

What did the tour guides say about safety procedures?

1. It was not mentioned.
2. You could ask about it, but it was not discussed in the group.
3. They warned not to touch anything as it might be hot.
4. They did do a safety instruction in the group, but did not talk about eruption situations.

What is specifically dangerous about the White Island volcano?

1. The crater is very deep, so eruptions are unpredictable.
2. There is hot steam everywhere.
3. Because the shape of the crater you cannot escape anywhere.
4. The water from the crater lake turns very hot.

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