Earthquakes and Tsunamis

Earthquakes happen at

• major plates

• minor plate boundaries

• Tectonic plate boundaries

Strongest point of an earthquake is

• the focus

• the epicentre

• the plates

Energy that causes the ground to shake are known as

• waves

• shock waves

• ripples

• eruption

What is an aftershock

• waves that occur after the earthquake

• ripples that occur because of the earthquake

• shockwaves that happen in the hours and days after an Earthquake

Tsunamis happen when

• the epicentre is on the surface of the Earth

• the shockwaves are in the water

• the epicentre is on the surface of the sea floor

What happened in 2004?

• Euro-American Tsunami

• Indo-Australian Tsunami

• Indian Ocean Tsunami

• Pacific Ocean Tsunami

How many died

• 30,000

• 350,000

• 300,000

• 3,000