Amplify TsunamiAlert Engineering Internship Quiz

Tsunamis are most often caused by earthquakes, but not just any earthquakes 6.0 or higher.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

(a)   plate boundaries occur where two plates are moving toward each other

(a)   plate boundaries where two plates are moving away from each other

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

On the seafloor, convergent boundaries result in landforms known as ocean_______

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Volcano

• Trench

• Oceanic Ridge Way

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Earthquake sensors measure

• Earth's Shaking

• Ocean Surface levels

• ocean water pressure that occur as a tsunami wave passes over them

Shallow sensors measure

• Earth's Shaking

• Ocean Surface levels

• ocean water pressure that occur as a tsunami wave passes over them

Deep sensors measure

• Earth's Shaking

• Ocean Surface levels

• ocean water pressure that occur as a tsunami wave passes over them

Earthquake Sensors are placed

• In shallow water or on piers

• On Land

• On the bottom on the ocean

Shallow Sensors are placed

• In shallow water or on piers

• On Land

• On the bottom on the ocean

Deep Sensors are placed

• In shallow water or on piers

• On Land

• On the bottom on the ocean