Question

when novarupta in alaska erupted in 1912, an astonishing three cubic miles of magma were ejected under enormous pressure. an area some three thousand square miles in size was covered in 25cm of ash.T/F

Answer 1

True. The eruption of Novarupta in Alaska in 1912 was one of the largest in recorded history and the eruption ejected an estimated three cubic miles of magma and covered an area of approximately 3,000 square miles in ash up to 25 centimeters (10 inches) thick.