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TSUNAMI QUESTIONNAIRE (made by the GREEK students)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the translation of the two characters of the Japanese word"tsunami”?

a)

Harbor wave

b)

Dangerous wave

c)

Devil's gift

d)

Devil's wave

2.

What should you do if you think a tsunami is coming?

a)

Go to higher ground

b)

Go to the beach

c)

Find a boat

d)

Hide in your house

3.

What is a tsunami?

a)

A tsunami is a series of waves caused by earthquakes .

b)

A tsunami is a series of waves caused by undersea volcanic eruptions.

c)

Both option A and option B

4.

Can you swim under a tsunami ?

a)

Yes, it is the best way to survive a tsunami.

b)

No, there's so much debris in the water that you'll probably get crushed.

5.

How many lives did the deadliest Boxing Day tsunami in 2004 take?

a)

1000 lives

b)

2750 lives

c)

140.000 lives

d)

230000 lives

6.

What are the limits of a tsunami's speed?

a)

20 km/h

b)

70 km/h

c)

200 km/h

d)

700 km/h

7.

World Tsunami Awareness Day is in...

a)

February

b)

May

c)

August

d)

November

8.

If a tsunami warning is issued :

a)

run to the beach

b)

call the police

c)

stay away from the beach

d)

find all your belongings

9.

What are the signs that a tsunami is coming?

a)

a very loud noise

b)

an earthquake

c)

a rapid rise or fall of coastal waters.

d)

all the above

10.

Out in the depths of the ocean, tsunami

waves .....

a)

increase in height.

b)

increase in number.

c)

do not dramatically increase in height.

d)

do not travel fast.

11.

What is the best way to survive a tsunami?

a)

float on debris

b)

get to higher ground

c)

stay, watch and film this crazy storm

d)

climb a tree

12.

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

a)

bigger

b)

smaller

c)

stay the same

d)

more and more

13.

Tsunami is an Arabic word. ______________

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What are tsunamis commonly known as

a)

Large waves

b)

tidal waves

c)

super waves

d)

crash waves

15.

What are some ways that people can protect themselves from tsunamis?

a)

build protective walls

b)

use tsunami warning devices (buoys and signals)

c)

retreat to higher elevations

d)

all of answers are correct

16.

Once tsunami warning is issued, it could be a matter of minutes,or even seconds, before the wave’s hits.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

If your boat is in deep water and offshore during a tsunami....

a)

maintain your position.

b)

go back to the shore.

c)

use the boat emergency kit.

d)

transmit “MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY.”

18.

What does a tsunami look like?

a)

as a wall of water

b)

as a rapidly rising tide

c)

as a series of breaking waves

d)

as all the above

19.

If a tsunami warning is issued , take your camera and be ready to take photos of the tsunami.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

Tsunamis might also be caused by ...

a)

a drought

b)

a flood

c)

an underwater landslide

d)

an underwater storm