Tsunamis NGSS

What does Tsunami mean?

• Big wave

• Harbour wave

• Earthquake wave

• Wave goodbye

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

As the waves travel through shallow water need land they get

• bigger

• smaller

• stay the same

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The bottom of a tsunami is called a

• trough

• floor

• hole

• cellar

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Before a tsunami the coastal sea depth normally

• Rises suddenly

• falls suddenly

• gets really hot

• fills with fish

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

1. What is a tsunami?

a. A large storm with very high speed winds

b. A tropical cyclone that occurs in the Pacific Ocean

c. A large and powerful ocean wave

d. A type of tornado

e. Any earthquake that causes significant damage

• a

• b

• c

• d

• e

2. What natural event can cause a tsunami?

a. Earthquake

b. Volcanic eruption

c. Landslide

d. A glacier breaking off into the ocean

e. All of the above

• a

• b

• c

• d

• e

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

6. Tsunamis are caused by ___________.

a. Wind traveling over the surface of the ocean

b. The rotation of the Earth

c. The gravitational pull of the Moon

d. A large displacement of water

e. All of the above

• a

• b

• c

• d

• e

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

8. Most tsunamis are caused by what natural event?

a. Earthquake

b. Volcanic eruption

c. Landslide

d. A glacier breaking off into the ocean

e. Hurricane

• a

• b

• c

• d

• e

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What can cause a tsunami?

• earthquake
• underwater volcanoes
• landslides
• all of these