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Science Struck: Facts About Mount Vesuvius HandoutScience Struck: Facts About Mount Vesuvius Handout
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Science Struck
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9th - 10th
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Science
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1180L
Handout

Science Struck: Facts About Mount Vesuvius

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Read about the geology and history of Mount Vesuvius in Italy, how it was formed, its destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum in AD 79, the next eruption in 1944, and what it is like today.

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pompeii

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active volcano, stratovolcano, volcano formation, buzzle.com: sciencestruck: facts about mount vesuvius, gran cono, herculaneum, stabiae, history of mt. vesuvius, volcanic eruption, mt. vesuvius eruption

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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