Mount Etna - Multiple Choice Exercise

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A caldera is
1. molten rock that is stuck in a volcano
2. a lava flow that hits a major city
3. formed when the top of the volcano collapses
The higher parts of the volcano are covered with
1. ash and sand
2. birch and chestnut trees
3. vineyards
Around Mount Etna there are
1. calderas with ash in them
2. slopes with fertile soil
3. no trees at all
Mount Etna has been active
1. since its first outbreak in 1669
2. for a geologically long time
3. for a short time
In 1669
1. the worst outbreak destroyed parts of Catania
2. the government tried to divert lava flows away from Catania
3. the first observatory was built on Mount Etna
Mount Etna lies
1. on an Italian island
2. oin a tectonic plate between Europe and Asia
3. in the eastern Mediterranean Sea