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Tsunamis

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The word tsunami means_______________ in _______________.
a)
massive wave / Japanese
b)
harbor wave / Japanese
c)
harbor wave / English
d)
big wave / Chinese
2.
What can cause a tsunami?
a)
earthquake
b)
underwater volcanoes
c)
landslides
d)
all of these
3.
How high can tsunami waves reach?
a)
10,000 feet
b)
100 meters
c)
100 feet
d)
all of these
4.

How fast can tsunamis travel?

a)

400 mph

b)

100 mph

c)

1,000,000 mph

d)

500 mph

5.
What are some ways that people can protect themselves from tsunamis?
a)
build protective walls
b)
use tsunami warning devices (buoys and signals)
c)
live / retreat to higher elevations
d)
all of these
6.
True or False...meteors can cause tsunamis?
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Maybe
d)
What's a meteor
7.
The most devastating tsunami that killed the most people occurred in...
a)
2004- Indian Ocean
b)
2011 - Japan
c)
1960 - Chile
d)
79 - Pompeii
8.
True or False:  The first tsunami wave is the biggest!
a)
True
b)
False
9.

What is the most common cause for tsunamis?

a)

underwater earthquakes

b)

meteor crashes

c)

underwater volcanoes

d)

land slides in the ocean

10.

What is the best way to survive a tsunami?

a)

float on debris

b)

get to higher ground

c)

stay and watch and film this crazy storm

d)

climb a tree

11.

True or False? When you are out in the ocean, you might not even be able to detect a tsunami wave.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Wait, what?

12.

The top part of a tsunami wave is called the

a)

trough

b)

crest

c)

shoal

d)

tidal wave

13.

A tsunami is caused by underwater

a)

Fish

b)

Explosions

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Exploration

14.

What are tsunamis commonly known as

a)

Large waves

b)

tidal waves

c)

super waves

d)

crash waves

15.

The bottom of a tsunami is called a

a)

trough

b)

floor

c)

hole

d)

cellar

16.

Before a tsunami the coastal sea depth normally

a)

Rises suddenly

b)

falls suddenly

c)

gets really hot

d)

fills with fish

17.

The Indonesian tsunami was so big it affected how many countries.

a)

4

b)

14

c)

24

d)

34

18.

True or False: Although tsunamis are sometimes called tidal waves, they have nothing to do with the ocean's tides.

a. TRUE

b. FALSE

a)

a

b)

b

19.

Are Blossom and Sophie the best

a)

yES

b)

ABSOLUTELY

c)

💯 yes

d)

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