Tsunamis

The word tsunami means_______________ in _______________.

• massive wave / Japanese
• harbor wave / Japanese
• harbor wave / English
• big wave / Chinese

What can cause a tsunami?

• earthquake
• underwater volcanoes
• landslides
• all of these

What natural phenomena happens right before an tsunami?

• the ocean water retreats
• animals act strangely
• you can hear a loud train-like sound
• all of these

How high can tsunami waves reach?

• 10,000 feet
• 100 meters
• 100 feet
• all of these

How fast can tsunamis travel?

• 400 mph

• 100 mph

• 1,000,000 mph

• 500 mph

What are some ways that people can protect themselves from tsunamis?

• build protective walls
• use tsunami warning devices (buoys and signals)
• live / retreat to higher elevations
• all of these

True or False...meteors can cause tsunamis?

• True
• False
• Maybe
• What's a meteor

The trough is the...

• the peak of the tsunami
• low point of a tsunami
• the crest
• place where pigs eat

The most devastating tsunami that killed the most people occurred in...

• 2004- Indian Ocean
• 2011 - Japan
• 1960 - Chile
• 79 - Pompeii

How many people died in the 2011 Japanese tsunami?

• 18,000
• 180,000
• 1,800
• over 200,000