Ash Cloud
Questions
1. Describe the disruption the ash cloud caused.
2. In which country is the volcano erupting, causing an ash cloud over parts of Australia?
3. About how many kilometres has the ash cloud travelled?
4. How far above the surface of the earth can ash from a volcano end up?
5. How did the ash get to Australia?
6. Jet winds blow constantly at up to _______km an hour from ________to____________.
7. Whose job is it to monitor the skies above Australia to make sure there is no ash in the way of aircraft flight paths?
8. Why is it dangerous for aircraft to fly through an ash cloud?
9. Why did some airlines fly while others didn’t?
10. Name three facts you learnt watching the BtN story?
2. In which country is the volcano erupting, causing an ash cloud over parts of Australia?
3. About how many kilometres has the ash cloud travelled?
4. How far above the surface of the earth can ash from a volcano end up?
5. How did the ash get to Australia?
6. Jet winds blow constantly at up to _______km an hour from ________to____________.
7. Whose job is it to monitor the skies above Australia to make sure there is no ash in the way of aircraft flight paths?
8. Why is it dangerous for aircraft to fly through an ash cloud?
9. Why did some airlines fly while others didn’t?
10. Name three facts you learnt watching the BtN story?