Mt St Helens Flashcards
1
Q
When?
A
May 18 1980 08:32
2
Q
Where?
A
Cascade mountains. Washington. NW USA
3
Q
Lake? Volcano?
A
Spirit lake. Composite volcano.
4
Q
Last eruption?
A
1857
5
Q
Earthquakes?
A
10,000 pre eruption
6
Q
Kryptodome, inflate …. A day?
A
6 feet, north side
7
Q
Flow?
A
Pyroclastic
8
Q
…. Miles destroyed?
A
370
9
Q
…. People killed
A
57
10
Q
…. Times more powerful than Hiroshima bomb
A
27
11
Q
Everything in …. Radius dead
A
17
12
Q
Magma … Celsius
A
900
13
Q
…. Mph…. Minutes long
A
700, 4.
14
Q
Plates?
A
Juan De Fuca. N American
15
Q
… Mile exclusion zone
A
20