Question

part a: how did the mount pinatubo eruption help modern scientists understand the long - term effects of the tambora eruption?
a. pinatubos larger and more powerful cloud directly mirrored tamboras effect on global weather.
b. scientists monitored pinatubos cloud and saw how the layer of haze blocked the sun, causing temperatures to drop worldwide.
c. pinatubos eruption killed millions, confirming that tambora was also responsible for widespread death.
d. by studying pinatubo, scientists determined that the effects of a volcanic cloud only last a few months

part b: which sentence describes the primary mechanism by which the volcanic cloud affected the climate?
a. \it was not as powerful as tambora, but it was monstrous.\
b. \it took three years for the foamy haze to clear.\
c. \like a layer of sunscreen slathered across the sky, the cloud blocked out some of the suns heat and light.\
d. \tamboras cloud would have been even bigger, its effects more devastating.\

Explanation:

Answer:

B. Scientists monitored Pinatubo's cloud and saw how the layer of haze blocked the sun, causing temperatures to drop worldwide.
C. "Like a layer of sunscreen slathered across the sky, the cloud blocked out some of the sun's heat and light."