Tsunami Day 1 Quiz

Tsunami's can be caused by all of the following, EXCEPT:

• Earthquakes

• Hurricanes

• Underwater Volcanoes

• Submarine Earthquakes

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Tsunami waves can be as high as

• 100 feet

• 1000 feet

• 10 feet

• 2 feet

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A normal wave has both a:

• Valley and Crest

• Trough and Top

• Valley and Top

• Trough and Crest

Where do normal waves get their energy?

• Wind

• Sun

• Earthquakes

• Rotation of the Earth

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What happens when tsunami waves get close to shore

• ocean

• tidal wave

• wave build up

• wave shoaling

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When near the shore: As the wave speed decreases, what happens to the wave height?

• Increases

• Decreases

• Stays the same

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What does tsunami mean in Japanese?

• Tidal Wave

• Big Wave

• Harbor wave

• Giant wave

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What type of plate cause many underwater earthquakes

• Mantle

• Tectonic

• Dinner

• Lithosphere

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