6.5 Assessment Natural Disasters

Tsunamis form as a result of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and hurricanes (lesson 2)

• true
• false

Where do many tsunamis happen?

• Along the Atlantic Ocean
• Along the Pacific Ocean
• Along the India Ocean

In the reading What happened in Ryoishi Bay, what is the reason given for why people rebuilt their homes after the 1933 tsunami?

• The homes were free
• They though it was safe to do so
• A tsunami would never happen there again

High population tourist areas near the coast are at greater risk for damage than rural areas with less people.

• True
• False

Strong, shallow earthquakes tend to be most related to tsunami formation (lesson 2)

• True
• False

Which solution to reduce tsunami damage seemed to be the most effective?

• recurved wall
• levee/sea dike
• sea wall

Constraints that need to be weighed in order to make a decision

• primary criteria
• secondary criteria
• trade-offs

The most important criteria to consider when considering a design

• constraint
• primary criteria
• secondaty criteria

The strength of an earthquake is referred to as

• tsunami
• magnitude
• volcano

The number one cause of tsunamis are

• landslides
• volcanic activity
• earthquakes