Name: _______________________________ Date: ________________ Period: ______
ELA – E-day #3
Name: _______________________________ Date: ________________ Period: ______
Math E-Day #3
Refer to the article entitled “The Volcano That Changed the World.”
1. The Hoisington’s journey in the aftermath of the snowstorm was 1000 miles in distance, and
took them three months to travel. Assuming that each month has 30 days, about how far
did they travel in miles per day? SHOW WORK!
2. What is the speed above in feet per hour (to the nearest WHOLE foot)?
SHOW WORK!
3. Based on these speeds, how long would you expect it to take the Hoisington family to
travel to Mount Tamboro?
4. Based on the number of instant deaths from the volcano (12,000) and the number that
died from starvation that was to follow (90,000), what was the estimated death toll on the
islands of Sumbawa and Lombok?
5. What percentage of the overall fatalities caused by Mount Tamboro is this estimation?
Name: _______________________________ Date: ________________ Period: ______
American History 8
E-Day Three – The Volcano That Changed the World
Directions: Use this article, your History textbook and your own knowledge of Social Studies to answer the following
questions.
1.) In the third paragraph of the article a style of farming is being described. What is a vocabulary term that we have
used in class this year for this style of farming (Chapter 3)? ____________________
2.) The volcanic eruption of Mount Tambora affected regions across the globe. According to the article, what was one
result of this eruption in the following regions of the world:
a. In India. ______________________________________________________________________________
b. In China. _____________________________________________________________________________
c. On the east coast of the US. ______________________________________________________________
d. In Paris. ______________________________________________________________________________
e. In other parts of Europe. _________________________________________________________________
3.) Approximately how long did it take for news of this volcanic eruption to reach from Indonesia to Britain?
____________________
4.) Why did it take this long for the news to travel? ______ _______________________________________________
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5.) Due to farming becoming difficult in the New England region following this eruption, many New Englanders began
to settle in the Midwest states or future states of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.
a. Approximately how many New Englanders made this Migration? ____________________
b. How many miles was this journey for the Hoisington family? ____________________
c. How long did their journey take? ____________________
6.) Name the historical region we have discussed in class that contained the territories of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.
(Chapter 7) ____________________
7.) What law was passed by the Confederation Congress in 1787 that outlined the manner in which any of these
territories could apply for statehood? (Chapter 7) ____________________
8.) What population did a territory have to reach before it could apply for statehood? (Chapter 7)
____________________
9.) According to the article, which of the territories listed in question 6 was granted statehood following the population
growth it achieved following this migration of farmers? ____________________
Name: _______________________________ Date: ________________ Period: ______
Science E-Day #3
1-4.
What four types of weather disasters were caused around the world by this volcanic eruption?
a. ______________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________
d. ______________________________________________________
5. Mount Tambora had been dormant for a long time before it erupted in 1815. In this case, what
does the term dormant mean?
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6. What volcanic materials make up a pyroclastic surge?
______________________________________________________________________________________
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7. Contrast the volcanic eruption between Mount Tambora in 1815 and Krakatoa.
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8. In 1991, Mount Pinatubo’s eruption was so explosive that the volcanic cloud reached the layer of
the atmosphere called the ___________________________________.