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Tsunami Review 1

Authored by Wayde Hart

Science

8th Grade

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Tsunami Review 1
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How fast can a tsunami move in the open ocean waters?

over 500 miles per hour

Around 50 miles per hour

over 5,000 miles per hour

under 5 miles per hour

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

5. Where do most of the Tsunamis in the world occur?

a. Gulf of Mexico

b. Atlantic Ocean

c. Pacific Ocean

d. Arctic Ocean

a

b

c

d

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

8. During the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan, what natural event was primarily responsible for causing the tsunami?

a. The earthquake itself

b. A volcanic eruption triggered by the earthquake

c. A landslide triggered by the earthquake

d. A glacier breaking off into the ocean due to the earthquake

e. A hurricane occurring simultaneously with the earthquake

a

b

c

d

e

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Do all undersea earthquakes trigger a tsunami?

YES

NO

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Is it possible for a tsunami to pass under your boat and you not know it is happening?

yes

no

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What natural events can trigger a tsunami?

earthquakes

underwater volcanic eruptions

landslides

all of the above

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

As the waves travel from the deep sea towards the shallow beach, they get

bigger

smaller

stay the same

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