Quiz about Tsunamis

Question 1

What does Tsunami mean?

Accepted Answer

Harbour wave

Answer

Big wave

Answer

Earthquake wave

Answer

Wave goodbye

Question 2

As the waves travel through shallow water need land they get

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bigger

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smaller

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stay the same

Question 3

The bottom of a tsunami is called a

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trough

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floor

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hole

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cellar

Question 4

What should you do if you think a tsunami is coming?

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Go to higher ground

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Go to the beach

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Find a boat

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Hide in your house

Question 5

Before a tsunami the coastal sea depth normally

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falls suddenly

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Rises suddenly

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gets really hot

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fills with fish

Question 6

1. What is a tsunami?

a. A large storm with very high speed winds

b. A tropical cyclone that occurs in the Pacific Ocean

c. A large and powerful ocean wave

d. A type of tornado

e. Any earthquake that causes significant damage

Accepted Answer

c

Answer

a

Answer

b

Answer

d

Answer

e

Question 7

2. What natural event can cause a tsunami?

a. Earthquake

b. Volcanic eruption

c. Landslide

d. A glacier breaking off into the ocean

e. All of the above

Accepted Answer

e

Answer

a

Answer

b

Answer

c

Answer

d

Question 8

6. Tsunamis are caused by ___________.

a. Wind traveling over the surface of the ocean

b. The rotation of the Earth

c. The gravitational pull of the Moon

d. A large displacement of water

e. All of the above

Accepted Answer

d

Answer

a

Answer

b

Answer

c

Answer

e

Question 9

8. Most tsunamis are caused by what natural event?

a. Earthquake

b. Volcanic eruption

c. Landslide

d. A glacier breaking off into the ocean

e. Hurricane

Accepted Answer

a

Answer

b

Answer

c

Answer

d

Answer

e

Question 10

What can cause a tsunami?

Accepted Answer

all of these

Answer

earthquake

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underwater volcanoes

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landslides

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

all of these

Answer

build protective walls

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use tsunami warning devices (buoys and signals)

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live / retreat to higher elevations

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

2004- Indian Ocean

Answer

2011 - Japan

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1960 - Chile

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79 - Pompeii

Question 13

True or False? When you are out in the ocean, you might not even be able to detect a tsunami wave.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

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Wait, what?

Question 14

Tsunamis can occur in any major body of water.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 15

Normal, reverse, and strike slip are the three types of:

Accepted Answer

faults

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plate boundaries

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seismic waves

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stress

Tsunamis

15 questions

What does Tsunami mean?

As the waves travel through shallow water need land they get

The bottom of a tsunami is called a

What should you do if you think a tsunami is coming?

Before a tsunami the coastal sea depth normally

1. What is a tsunami?
a. A large storm with very high speed winds
b. A tropical cyclone that occurs in the Pacific Ocean
c. A large and powerful ocean wave
d. A type of tornado
e. Any earthquake that causes significant damage

2. What natural event can cause a tsunami?
a. Earthquake
b. Volcanic eruption
c. Landslide
d. A glacier breaking off into the ocean
e. All of the above

6. Tsunamis are caused by ___________.
a. Wind traveling over the surface of the ocean
b. The rotation of the Earth
c. The gravitational pull of the Moon
d. A large displacement of water
e. All of the above

8. Most tsunamis are caused by what natural event?
a. Earthquake
b. Volcanic eruption
c. Landslide
d. A glacier breaking off into the ocean
e. Hurricane

What can cause a tsunami?

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