Japan Tsunami

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

What natural phenomena happens right before an tsunami?

• the ocean water retreats
• animals act strangely
• you can hear a loud train-like sound
• 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

How many people died in the 2011 Japanese tsunami?

• 18,000
• 180,000
• 1,800
• over 200,000

The 2011 Japanese tsunami was caused by:

• Mt. Fuji erupted
• a 9.0 underwater earthquake
• a meteorite crashing in the Pacific
• none of the above

Which of the following was an outcome of the 2011 Japanese tsunami?

• there was a nuclear power plant disaster
• 18,000 people died
• 300 billion dollars in damage
• all of these

What is the most common cause for tsunamis?

• underwater earthquakes

• meteor crashes

• underwater volcanoes

• land slides in the ocean