Geography - Under our feet 2 Earthquakes and Tsunamis

What is a tsunami?

• A large storm with high wind.

• A tropical tornado in the ocean.

• A large, powerful ocean wave.

• Any earthquake.

What natural event can cause a tsunami?

• Earthquake

• Volcanic eruption

• Underwater landslide

• All three of these can cause tsunamis!

How far can a tsunami travel?

• Less than a mile

• 10 miles

• 50 miles

• Over 1000 miles

TRUE or FALSE: Tsunamis move very slow.

• True

• False

Where do most of the Tsunamis in the world occur?

• The Great Lakes

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Southern Ocean

Earthquakes are caused by _________________.

• The movement of the tectonic plates

• High winds

• Chunks of lava from volcanoes

• Dropping something really heavy

The location with the largest concentration of volcanoes in the world is called the...

• Great Plate Boundary

• Ring of Fire

• Volcano Alley

• Hot Spot

What kind of waves do earthquakes create?

• Electromagnetic

• Sound

• Seismic

• Light

An ____________ is the location on the Earth's surface above where the earthquake began.

• fault

• epicenter

• tsunami

• volcano

The size of earthquakes are measured on the Richter Scale.

• True

• False