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6. What type of monitoring programmes test for gas/fluid emissions?

  • Geochemcial
  • Hydrothermal
  • Passive
  • Biochemical

7. What were built during an early eruption in Zafferana to protect it?

  • Viscous Piping
  • Sand Bags
  • Earth barriers
  • Lava Tubes

8. During the 2002 eruption, what were dams made of to try to protect the tourist base and divert the flow?

  • Soil and Volcanic Rock
  • Sand and Gravel
  • Coal and Sand
  • Copper and Iron

9. In what year did Mount Etna erupt causing lava to head toward the village of Zafferana?

  • 1990
  • 1992
  • 1887
  • 1301

10. What is Mount Etna classified as by the United Nations (UN)?

  • A Decade Volcano
  • A Supervolcano
  • A Descendant Volcano
  • A Violent Volcano

11. Which years were the Mount Etna volcano most prevalently erupting?

  • 1991-1993
  • 1989-1990
  • 1987-1988
  • 1982-1984

12. What percentage of Sicily's poopulation live on Mount Etna's slopes?

  • 45%
  • 28%
  • 25%
  • 32%