What causes a tsunami?
Mr Griffin's Japan tsunami case study

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Geography
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9th Grade
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Hard
Phil Griffin
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13 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A volcanic eruption
A high sea wave caused by an earthquake
A thunderstorm
A landslide
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main cause of the Japan Tsunami 2011?
an earthquake at sea
A tsunami warning system failure
A volcanic eruption
A hurricane
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What is a Tsunami?
A Tsunami is a wave
A Tsunami is a joke
A Tsunami is a large lake
A Tsunami is a very large and powerful water wave
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many Japanese soldiers were deployed in search and rescue?
10
50'000
100'000
10'000
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where did explosions occur at the nuclear power plant?
Fujiyama
Fukushima
Tokyo
Kyoto
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The port city of______ was destroyed by the earthquake
Sendai
Tokyo
Kyoto
Gozo
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which two tectonic plates were involved?
North American/ Eurasian
South American/Arabian
Australian/Nazca
North American/Pacific
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