H.I.S. Science & Technology Blog: Big Bang

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Big Bang

this is a website about someone's trip to Mt. Tambora. Mt. Tambora still holds the record for the biggest volcanic eruption since 1815. Here are some questions to answer about Mt. Tambora:

How far did the elevation drop during the explosion?
When did the first and second eruptions occur?
The first eruption's column was about 44 km heigh. How heigh was the second eruption's column?
How hot was it when the volcano erupted?
How long did the "whirlwind" last?
How many people in total did the eruption kill?

Good luck!

Feel free to only answer a few of them!

Here's the link:

http://www.service-tourism.org/sumbawa%20tambora.html

3 comments:

Marek Bennett said...: Kelsey --

The second explosion threw ash clouds 500 km away from the volcano!

-- Marek; 13 March, 2008 15:34
Markle said...: 1. The elevation dropped 1,349 meters!

2. The first eruption occured on April 5th, 1815. The second eruption occured on April 10th, 1815, and lasted until April 1th,1815.

3. The second eruption's column was 500km high.; 13 March, 2008 18:36
Marek Bennett said...: Michael & Kelsey --

Clarification:

Read the article carefully, and you'll see that the second eruption threw ash 500 km away, not HIGH. Here's the quote (the emphasis is mine):

"In Java the day was darkened by clouds of ashes, thrown from the mountain to that great distance of 500 km, and the houses, streets, and fields, were covered to the depth of several inches with the ashes that fell from the air."
-- http://www.service-tourism.org/sumbawa%20tambora.html

Java is a distant island in Indonesia.

-- Marek; 14 March, 2008 08:19