Tsunami (Amplify)

Match the description to the wave type!

Groups:

(a) Tsunami

,

(b) Wind-driven wave

• very tall

• not very tall

• lots of water moved at once

• high speed

• slow speed

• very little water moved at once

Tags

MS-ESS3-2

Match the description to the wave type!

Groups:

(a) Tsunami

,

(b) Wind-driven wave

• slow speed

• very little water moved at once

• lots of water moved at once

• very tall

• high speed

• not very tall

Tags

MS-ESS3-2

As tsunami waves get closer to shore, they get ​ ​ (a)  

• larger
• smaller
• shorter
• longer

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

As tsunami waves get closer to shore, they get ​ ​ (a)  

• larger
• smaller
• shorter
• longer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What do you do if a tsunami is coming?

• Grab your surfboard and get ready, dude!

• Get to higher ground.

• Go to the beach to watch it!

• Nothing. Accept your fate.

What do you do if a tsunami is coming?

• Grab your surfboard and get ready, dude!

• Get to higher ground.

• Go to the beach to watch it!

• Nothing. Accept your fate.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Put the tiles into the correct category!

Groups:

(a) Things that cause tsunamis

,

(b) Things that don't cause tsunamis

• earthquakes

• underwater volcanoes

• landslides

• wind

• a person cannonballing from a cruise ship deck

• boats

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Put the tiles into the correct category!

Groups:

(a) Things that cause tsunamis

,

(b) Things that don't cause tsunamis

• underwater volcanoes

• wind

• earthquakes

• boats

• a person cannonballing from a cruise ship deck

• landslides

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Tsunamis typically occur at ______.

• Transform boundaries

• Divergent boundaries

• Convergent boundaries

• There isn't a way to figure out where tsunamis typically occur.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Tsunamis typically occur at ______.

• Transform boundaries

• Divergent boundaries

• Convergent boundaries

• There isn't a way to figure out where tsunamis typically occur.