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ْ‫اٌجشوب‬ The volcano

‫ش فؼبي‬١‫غ‬ inactive
‫ش‬٠‫رذز‬ warning
ِٗ‫اٌمبد‬ coming
ْ‫سا‬ٛ‫ث‬ eruption
‫دسبة‬ account
‫اسزخشجذ‬ unearthed
‫ثبس‬٢‫ػٍّبء ا‬ archaeologists
‫اٌثبثذ‬ hard
‫ِٕضػج‬ disturbed
ٗ٠ٚ‫اٌسّب‬ the celestial
‫ء‬ٚ‫٘ذ‬ calm
‫ اٌسبثك‬ٟ‫ف‬ the preceding
‫طت‬ poured
ُ‫ضخ‬ a huge
‫س‬ٛٙ‫ِظ‬ molten
ٖ‫طخش‬ rock
ٍٝ‫ػ‬ upon
‫رّبِب‬ completely
ٓ‫دف‬ burying
ٗ‫رؼجئ‬ filling
‫ٕبء‬١ِ harbor
‫ِزخثش‬ coagulated
ُّ‫د‬ lava
ٗ‫لذ ٔفس‬ٌٛ‫ ا‬ٟ‫ف‬ٚ Meanwhile
ً‫اٌجج‬ the mountain
‫اٌشِبد‬ cinders
‫دجش‬ stone
‫أِطشد اٌشِبد‬ ash rained
ٟ‫ِج‬ٛ‫ث‬ Pompeii
‫اٌششس‬ Sparks
‫إدشاق‬ burning
‫اشؼً اٌشِبد‬ ash ignited

‫لبثٍٗ ٌالشزؼبي‬ the combustible

‫اسطخ إٌّبصي‬ rooftops
‫فذض‬ portions
examine
‫اسزٕزبجبد‬ conclusions
ٟ‫إٌظبَ اٌغزائ‬ destroyed
the diet
‫ػبداد‬ conflagration.
habits
however
ْ‫سىب‬ residents
cause
‫بد‬٠‫اٌذفش‬ the excavations
destruction.
‫ وال‬ٟ‫ف‬ at both
‫لذ اسفشد‬ٚ Poisonous
have yielded
ٟ‫ى‬١‫اٌفٓ اٌىالس‬ sulphuric
classical art
gases
ً‫ِث‬ such
saturated
not buoyant

atmosphere
therefore 1
sank
toward
‫٘شاد‬ٛ‫اٌّج‬ as jewelry
ٌٝ‫اد‬ made
ٗ٠‫ٔض‬ٚ‫اٌجش‬ bronze
ٗ‫اشبث‬ alloy
‫ٔذبط‬ copper
‫ش‬٠‫لظذ‬ tin
ْ‫سا‬ٛ‫ث‬ The eruption
ٞٚ‫ِأسب‬ tragic
‫الت‬ٛ‫اٌؼ‬ consequences
ِٗ‫اٌّمذ‬ provided
ٖٚ‫ثش‬ wealth
‫االثبس‬ effects
ٓ١‫اٌجشاو‬ volcanoes
‫ظ‬١‫اٌّذ‬ surrounding
‫ِٕطمخ‬ area
ٓ١‫اٌجشاو‬ volcanologists
‫دذد‬ locate
‫اٌزٕجؤ‬ predict
‫ساد‬ٛ‫اٌث‬ eruptions
‫أمبر‬ saving
‫ِٕغ‬ preventing
‫ش‬١ِ‫رذ‬ destruction
‫اٌثمبفبد‬ cultures
‫اجضاء‬ portions
‫دِش‬ destroyed
‫ك‬٠‫دش‬ conflagration
ٓ‫ٌى‬ however
‫سجت‬ cause
‫ش‬١ِ‫رذ‬ destruction
َ‫سب‬ Poisonous
‫ه‬١‫ز‬٠‫اٌىجش‬ sulphuric
‫اٌغبصاد‬ gases
‫ِشجغ‬ saturated
‫الاصد٘بس‬ not buoyant
ٛ‫اٌج‬ atmosphere
‫غشلذ‬ sank
ٛ‫ٔذ‬ toward
‫اخزٕك‬ suffocated
‫خالي‬ Over
‫ت‬١‫رٕم‬ excavations
‫وشفذ‬ٚ revealed
ُ١‫ػظ‬ a great
ٗ‫طفم‬ deal
ً١ٍ‫ِٓ خالي رذ‬ By analyzing
‫بٔبد‬١‫ث‬ data
ْ‫ا‬ٛ١‫ػبٌُ اٌذ‬ a zoologist

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‫ششح‬٠ dissects
ٕٗ١‫ػ‬ a specimen
ٌُ‫ػب‬ Scientist
‫خٍظذ‬ٚ have concluded
ْ‫سا‬ٛ‫ث‬ eruption
‫شد‬١‫رغ‬ changed
ٗ١‫جغشاف‬ geography
ً‫ِث‬ instance
ٗ‫ٌز‬ٛ‫د‬ it turned
ٓ١‫ٓ ِزخظظ‬١٠‫ِٓ جبٔت اسزشبس‬ the Sarno
‫ِسبس‬ course
‫اثبس‬ raised
ٜٛ‫ِسز‬ level
‫ء‬ٟ‫شبط‬ beach
‫ج‬١ٍ‫خ‬ Bay
ٌٟٛ‫ٔبث‬ of Naples
ٗ٠ٛ‫االسطبد اٌج‬ Meteorologists

‫ادذاس‬ events
‫خٍض‬ٚ concluded
‫رسجت‬ caused
ُ‫ضخ‬ a huge
‫اٌجضس‬ٚ ‫اٌّذ‬ tidal
ٗ‫ج‬ِٛ wave
ٖ‫اٌّزضشس‬ affected
ٌُ‫ اٌؼب‬ٟ‫ف‬ the world‘s
‫ِٕبر‬ climate
ٗ‫ثبالضبف‬ In addition
ً‫جؼ‬ Making
‫مبد‬١‫اٌزذم‬ investigations
‫ػٍّبء االثبس‬ archaeologists
ٗ١ّ‫بوً اٌؼظ‬١ٌٙ‫ا‬ skeletons
‫ب‬٠‫ضذب‬ victims
‫ِمطش‬ distilled
‫ِبء‬ water
ً‫ٌغس‬ to wash
‫ذا‬١‫ثؼ‬ away
ٗ١ٔ‫اٌجشوب‬ the volcanic
‫سِبد‬ ash
‫ض‬٠‫ِٓ خالي رؼض‬ By strengthening
‫٘ش‬ brittle
َ‫اٌؼظب‬ bones
‫طالء‬ paint

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 Mount Vesuvius, a volcano located between the ancient Italian cities of Pompeii and
Herculaneum, has received much attention because of its frequent and destructive eruptions.
The most famous of these eruptions occurred in A. D. 79

The volcano had been inactive for centuries .There was little warning of the coming eruption, although one
account unearthed by archaeologists says that a hard rain and a strong wind had disturbed the celestial
calm during the preceding night. Early the next morning, the volcano poured a huge river of molten rock
down upon Herculaneum, completely burying the city and filling in the harbor with coagulated lava

Meanwhile, on the other side of the mountain, cinders stone and ash rained down on Pompeii Sparks from
the burning ash ignited the combustible rooftops quickly . Large portions of the city were destroyed in the
conflagration. Fire, however, was not the only cause of destruction.

Poisonous sulphuric gases saturated the air. These heavy gases were not buoyant in the atmosphere
and therefore sank toward the earth and suffocated people.

Over the years, excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum have revealed a great deal about the behavior of
the volcano. By analyzing data, much as a zoologist dissects a specimen animal, scientist have concluded
that the eruption changed large portions of the arca‘s geography. For instance, it turned the Sarno River
from its course and raised the level of the beach along the Bay of Naples. Meteorologists studying these
events have also concluded that Vesuvius caused a huge tidal wave that affected the world‘s climate.
In addition to making these investigations, archaeologists have been able to study the skeletons of victims
by using distilled water to wash away the volcanic ash . By strengthening the brittle bones with acrylic
paint, scientists have been able to examine the skeletons and draw conclusions about the diet and habits of
the residents. Finally, the excavations at both Pompeii and Herculaneum have yielded many examples of
classical art, such as jewelry made of bronze,which is an alloy of copper and tin

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius and its tragic consequences have provided us with a wealth of data about
the effects that volcanoes can have on the surrounding area.

Today volcanologists can locate and predict eruptions, saving lives and preventing the destruction
of cities and cultures