The World's Biggest Wave

What is a tsunami?

• a giant ocean wave

• land hit by an earthquake

• the lower edge of a mountain

What caused the biggest local tsunami mentioned in the article?

• a landslide

• an earthquake

• a hurricane

• a snowstorm

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Most tsunamis occur because -

• A. dirt and ice fall into the sea

• B. there is an earthquake on the seafloor

• C. there is a storm far out at sea

• D. there is an earthquake on land

How high was the tsunami in Lituya Bay?

• A. more than 1,640 feet

• B. 5 square miles

• C. 40 million cubic yards

• D. 500 feet

How were the 1958 and 2004 tsunamis different?

• A. More people died in the 1958 tsunami.

• B. The 2004 tsunami was a bigger wave.

• C. Nobody died in the 2004 tsunami.

• D. The 2004 tsunami killed a lot of people.

What happened to the Ulriches?

• A. Their boat was swamped.

• B. They escaped in a skiff.

• C. They rode the wave.

• D. They were killed by the wave.

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