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Why is a zero-age sample important to scientists?
It helps them date rocks and predict eruptions
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Why was the lava lake especially frightening?
It released deadly gases and extreme heat
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What is a “zero-age sample”?
Freshly cooled lava taken from the edge of the lava lake
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What damage did the 2002 eruption cause in Goma?
It destroyed thousands of homes and forced many people to flee
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Why do scientists believe another eruption will happen?
Nyiragongo is extremely active and eruptions are inevitable
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Who joined Dario Tedesco to study the volcano?
U.S. volcanologist Ken Sims
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What dangerous feature did the scientists see inside the crater?
A huge lake of bubbling lava
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What happened during the 1977 eruption of Nyiragongo?
Lava raced down the mountain and killed several hundred people
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Why was Ken Sims chosen to collect the lava sample?
He had both climbing skills and scientific knowledge
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What danger did Sims face while climbing the lava cone?
His shoe began melting from the heat
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How could Sims’s mission help the people of Goma?
It may help them prepare for future eruptions
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How did Sims feel when he reached the lava lake?
Amazed and emotional
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Why did the scientists study Nyiragongo’s rocks and gases?
To predict when the volcano might erupt again
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