GLY 1880 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Scientists believe the pyroclastic flows/surges of Tambora were caused by - ANS collapse of
the eruption column
In the vicinity of Tambora, post-eruption problems for local populations did not include -
ANS cold conditions
What caused the deadly tsunami associated with the Tambora Eruption? - ANS pyroclastic
flows on the ocean
A book titled "The last great subsistence crisis in the Western World" refers to the period after
the Napoleonic Wars and the climate problems caused by the eruption of - ANS Tambora
Which of the following contribute to the aerosol content of the atmosphere - ANS all of these
Increasing atmospheric aerosols can cause a decrease in rainfall - ANS True
An increase in atmospheric aerosols can cause the atmosphere to cool - ANS True
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,At the time of the Tambora eruption what colonial power was in control of the territory? -
ANS Britain
Which of the following eruptions involved the greatest volume of erupted material? -
ANS Tambora
No trace has ever been found of the village of Tambora, buried by the eruption - ANS False
Which volcanic eruption was the largest explosive eruption of the last 100,000 years? -
ANS Tambora
the highest eruptions clouds from Tambora reached a maximum altitude of - ANS 30-40km
A great deal of our information about the eruption of Tambora comes from the Lt. Governor of
the territory who was - ANS Thomas Raffles
What type of volcano is Tambora? - ANS Stratovolcano
The release of huge quantities of this gas by Tambora caused acid rain over a large area -
ANS chlorine
Were it not for the cold Swiss summer following the Tambora eruption, John William Polidori
may not have introduced this genre of creatures to the world - ANS vampires
The volcanic activity at Tambora is a consequence of subduction into what nearby trench? -
ANS Sunda
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, The Tambora increase in atmospheric aerosols was preserved and measured in - ANS ice
cores
Today Tambora has a very prominent, large and deep caldera - ANS True
The largest number of casualties from the Tambora eruption were from what? - ANS a
tsunami
Livestock deaths are often reported because of fluorine poisoning near the sites of volcanic
eruptions - ANS true
The large eruption columns of Tambora were of this style - ANS Plinian
Some of the landscape sunsets of this srtist appear to have been inspired by the colorful sunsets
following the Tambora eruption - ANS William Turner
The volcano of Tambora is on an island, one of many belonging to this island archipelago
country - ANS Indonesia
How does the Tambora eruption rank in terms of the greatest loss of life (directly or indirectly)
from a volcanic eruption? - ANS first
Tambora's last large eruption occured what year? - ANS 1815
The summer of 1816 was so cold that it is known as - ANS "the year without summer"
The greatest volume of erupted material from tambora was - ANS tephra
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Scientists believe the pyroclastic flows/surges of Tambora were caused by - ANS collapse of
the eruption column
In the vicinity of Tambora, post-eruption problems for local populations did not include -
ANS cold conditions
What caused the deadly tsunami associated with the Tambora Eruption? - ANS pyroclastic
flows on the ocean
A book titled "The last great subsistence crisis in the Western World" refers to the period after
the Napoleonic Wars and the climate problems caused by the eruption of - ANS Tambora
Which of the following contribute to the aerosol content of the atmosphere - ANS all of these
Increasing atmospheric aerosols can cause a decrease in rainfall - ANS True
An increase in atmospheric aerosols can cause the atmosphere to cool - ANS True
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,At the time of the Tambora eruption what colonial power was in control of the territory? -
ANS Britain
Which of the following eruptions involved the greatest volume of erupted material? -
ANS Tambora
No trace has ever been found of the village of Tambora, buried by the eruption - ANS False
Which volcanic eruption was the largest explosive eruption of the last 100,000 years? -
ANS Tambora
the highest eruptions clouds from Tambora reached a maximum altitude of - ANS 30-40km
A great deal of our information about the eruption of Tambora comes from the Lt. Governor of
the territory who was - ANS Thomas Raffles
What type of volcano is Tambora? - ANS Stratovolcano
The release of huge quantities of this gas by Tambora caused acid rain over a large area -
ANS chlorine
Were it not for the cold Swiss summer following the Tambora eruption, John William Polidori
may not have introduced this genre of creatures to the world - ANS vampires
The volcanic activity at Tambora is a consequence of subduction into what nearby trench? -
ANS Sunda
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, The Tambora increase in atmospheric aerosols was preserved and measured in - ANS ice
cores
Today Tambora has a very prominent, large and deep caldera - ANS True
The largest number of casualties from the Tambora eruption were from what? - ANS a
tsunami
Livestock deaths are often reported because of fluorine poisoning near the sites of volcanic
eruptions - ANS true
The large eruption columns of Tambora were of this style - ANS Plinian
Some of the landscape sunsets of this srtist appear to have been inspired by the colorful sunsets
following the Tambora eruption - ANS William Turner
The volcano of Tambora is on an island, one of many belonging to this island archipelago
country - ANS Indonesia
How does the Tambora eruption rank in terms of the greatest loss of life (directly or indirectly)
from a volcanic eruption? - ANS first
Tambora's last large eruption occured what year? - ANS 1815
The summer of 1816 was so cold that it is known as - ANS "the year without summer"
The greatest volume of erupted material from tambora was - ANS tephra
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