Waves, Energy, and Information, Grade 4; 1.4

Can an earthquake near Alaska cause a tsunami in Hawaii?

• Yes, I think so.

• NO WAY! Jose!

• I don't know?

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If an earthquake near Alaska can cause Hawaiian destruction, than that means:

• water travels from Alaska to Hawaii.

• all the fish in Alaska get pushed to Hawaii.

• energy is transferred by the waves.

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What causes the tsunami?

• The water that travels across the ocean.

• All the fish moving out of the way

• The energy of the wave that travels in a relay race across the ocean.

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Usually tsunamis are only dangerous to people on the coast in the path of the wave.

• True

• False

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Scientists have invented an instrument called, Tsunameters. What do these do?

• sensors that hear the waves

• sensors that detect changes in the level of the water above them.

• sensors that hear the sea animals

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Observations or measurements recorded in an investigation are called ___________

• Data

• Experiments

• Pictures

Scientists _________ measurements by observing data from the waves.

• detect

• discover

• identify

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What is a long ocean wave caused by movement on the seafloor that disturbs the water above?

• a model

• a tsunami

• a pattern

• a wave

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A pattern of motion that travels away from a source.

• model

• tsunami

• wave

• pattern

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The Length of a wave from one peak to the next is called the wavelength.

• True

• False