Mission Save Pompeii

Screen 2: Pompeii the facts

1. When did Mount Vesuvius explode?

2. What did the eruption force?

3. How high was the eruption?

4. How many people died?

Screen 3: A cloud of destruction

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Too many people stayed to watch the eruption, or to protect their valuables.

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Burning pieces of ash and pumice rained down Pompeii after the eruption.

3. How do we know the date of Mount Vesuvius’ eruption?

4. What did people put on their heads to protect themselves?

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The town would stay buried for the next 1600 years.

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The Pyroclastic flow is a fast moving cloud of hot gas and rock.