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Tsunami Review

Authored by Sherri Christensen

Science

12th Grade

NGSS covered

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Tsunami Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What can cause a tsunami?

earthquake
underwater volcanoes
landslides
all of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

As the waves travel through shallow water toward the land they get

bigger

smaller

stay the same

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement is accurate regarding tsunamis in the open ocean?

The wave is very high, compared to the surrounding water.

The water is lifted, but barely noticeable in deep water.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Tsunami is a ________ word, meaning ____________.

Japanese, harbor wave

Japanese, tidal wave

Chinese, harbor wave

Chinese, egg roll

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When a tsunami hits, the effects are only felt locally.

True

False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a tsunami?

when land falls from a hill or cliff

a large ocean wave

magma coming from underground

a form or precipitation

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are most tsunamis caused by?

Hurricanes

Tornadoes

Earthquakes

Landslides

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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