Natural Disasters: Tsunamis

What are some natural disasters?

• A war

• hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis, and rain

• hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis, and volcanoes

• A very bad day

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What are giant ocean-going waves that are caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruptions called?

• Tsunamis

• Earthquake

• Tornadoes

• Hurricanes

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What is a natural disaster?

• A red letter day

• A bad thing caused by a bad person

• An event that causes suffering brought on by nature

• An event that causes suffering brought on by an enemy

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A tsunami is caused by underwater

• Fish

• Explosions

• Earthquakes

• Exploration

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What does Tsunami mean?

• Big wave

• Harbour wave

• Earthquake wave

• Wave goodbye

As the waves travel through shallow water need land they get

• bigger

• smaller

• stay the same

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What are tsunamis commonly known as

• Large waves

• tidal waves

• super waves

• crash waves

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

• Go to higher ground

• Go to the beach

• Find a boat

• Hide in your house

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How big are tsunami waves

• 10 feet

• 100 feet

• 1000 feet

• 1000 000 feet

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

• a

• b

• c

• d

• e

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