Mini Lesson 2-B: Japanese Tsunami 2011

Mini Lesson 2-B: Japanese Tsunami 2011

By John Seymour

Multiple Choice

What is a Tsunami?

• A long sea wave

• A strong earth quake

• A storm with high winds and water

• A massive inland mudslide

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the most probable cause of Tsunami’s?

• An underwater earthquake

• Undersea landslides

• Underwater Volcano

• Atmospheric Conditions

Multiple Choice

The most destructive Tsunami in modern history occurred in 2018 in what location?

• Chile

• Hawaii

• Thailand

• Java and Sumatra, Indonesia

Multiple Choice

The Great Sendai Earthquake Occurred on

• March 11, 2011 @ 2:46 PM

• January 1, 2003 @ 3:52 AM

• July 11, 1998 @ 1:25 PM

• November 30, 2010 @ 2:35 AM

Multiple Choice

The first wave of the Great Japanese Tsunami measured _________ feet high

• 15

• 33

• 50

• 100

Multiple Choice

Some of the waves from the Japanese Tsunami were experienced as far away as

• The North Pole

• The United States

• Antarctica

• Mongolia

Multiple Choice

The earthquake that caused the Great Japanese Tsunami occurred because of sudden horizontal and vertical thrusts from the ______________ plate.

• Caribbean

• North American

• Antarctic

• Pacific

Multiple Choice

Which nuclear power plant was hit by explosions and a nuclear meltdown because of the Tsunami?

• Sendai

• Yokohama

• Nagasaki

• Fukushima

Multiple Choice

When was the last of the damaged nuclear power plants stabilized?

• March 2011

• May 2011

• July 2011

• December 2011

Multiple Choice

Best estimates are that _________ people died as a result of the Tsunami. The majority from drowning.

• 100 - 200

• 1,500 - 2,250

• 18,500 - 20,000

• 150,000 - 180,000