Tsunamis

The word tsunami means_______________ in _______________.

• massive wave / Japanese
• harbor wave / Japanese
• harbor wave / English
• big wave / Chinese

What can cause a tsunami?

• earthquake
• underwater volcanoes
• landslides
• all of these

How high can tsunami waves reach?

• 10,000 feet
• 100 meters
• 100 feet
• all of these

How fast can tsunamis travel?

• 400 mph

• 100 mph

• 1,000,000 mph

• 500 mph

What are some ways that people can protect themselves from tsunamis?

• build protective walls
• use tsunami warning devices (buoys and signals)
• live / retreat to higher elevations
• all of these

True or False...meteors can cause tsunamis?

• True
• False
• Maybe
• What's a meteor

The most devastating tsunami that killed the most people occurred in...

• 2004- Indian Ocean
• 2011 - Japan
• 1960 - Chile
• 79 - Pompeii

True or False:  The first tsunami wave is the biggest!

• True
• False

What is the most common cause for tsunamis?

• underwater earthquakes

• meteor crashes

• underwater volcanoes

• land slides in the ocean

What is the best way to survive a tsunami?

• float on debris

• get to higher ground

• stay and watch and film this crazy storm

• climb a tree