Disaster of Tsunamis

What is a tsunami?

• a food

• a series of waves in the body water caused by a large volume of water

• an fire through the forest

• a a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.

• How do earthquakes generate tsunamis?

• just a wave can make tsunamis

• someone going into space and shaking the earth to create a tsunami

• moving them

• vertical displacement of the ocean floor is what typically sets a tsunami in motion.

A tsunami is caused by underwater?

• Fish

• Explosions

• Earthquakes

• Exploration

How fast can a tsunami travel?

• 500

• 1,000,000

• 100

• 400

A tsunami is a powerful ocean ___.

• ocean

• fish

• boat

• wave

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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CCSS.RL.8.4

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do all earthquakes cause a tsunami?

Are all tsunami waves high?

Do all undersea earthquakes trigger a tsunami?

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

How is a sound wave different from a tsunami wave?

• They are not different; they are the same

• A sound wave cannot travel and a tsunami wave can

• You can see a tsunami wave and you can't see a sound wave

• Tsunami waves are blue and sound waves are white