Supervolcano: Movie Questions Name ______

Supervolcano: movie questions Name ______

1. In the movie, how is “Virgil” supposed to help volcanologists at Yellowstone?

2. What did the earthquake cause after a landslide was triggered?

3. What was the magnitude of the earthquake?

4. Mr. Lieberman said the earthquake was not volcanic in origin, what does he believe caused the earthquake?

5. Why is Old Faithful no longer erupting in the movie?

6. About how many earthquakes occur in Yellowstone every year?

7. What is a super eruption?

8. Why are scientists cautious about what they say in the media?

9. Why are there dead trees along the caldera rim at Sour Creek Dome?

10. What does FEMA mean?

11. How do the scientists decide how large a magma chamber is?

12. What is the worst case scenario based on the 2.1 million year ago eruption?

14. What makes volcanoes hard to predict? 15. What did scientists do to find out more about the possibility of a super eruption? 16. What is the “surefire sign” of an eruption? What does it indicate?

18. Why should everyone in the world be worried by days 3 and 4? What evidence is presented in the movie?

19. How did the media and politics play into the decisions made by USGS prior to the eruption?

20. When did the global effects start to be felt? What were they?

21. What was the most surprising thing to you in this movie?

22. Overall how would you rate this movie? Explain,