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3rd Grade Tsunami STEAM project Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does tsunami mean in Japanese

a)

tsunami

b)

land

c)

ocean

d)

harbor wave

2.

How high is a tsunami wave?

a)

100 feet

b)

480 feet

c)

200 feet

d)

10 feet

3.

What can cause a tsunami?

a)

wild fires, volcanoes, sea animals, rain, snow, and trash at the beach

b)

earthquake, volcanoes, meteorites crashes, and land sides in the ocean

c)

meteorites crashes in land

d)

tornadoes and hurricanes

4.

How do tsunamis form?

a)

caused by a large and sudden displacement of the ocean, usually the result of an earthquake below or near the ocean floor

b)

a volcano in land

c)

sea animals

d)

warm and cold wind

5.

Fill in the Blank

Approximately 80% of tsunamis happen inside _____________.

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Nile river

c)

the Amazon forest

d)

The Ring of Fire

6.

Fill in the Blank

Tsunamis can go about as fast as ___________.

a)

200 miles

b)

1000 miles

c)

500 miles

d)

60 miles

7.

What States in the United States have a lot of tsunamis?

a)

Georgia, North Carolina, New York, and Utah

b)

Ohio and Texas

c)

Florida

d)

Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California

8.

Fill in the blank

If caught by a tsunami wave you should not ____________-

a)

do something

b)

allow the current to carry you

c)

swim, but rather to grab a floating object and allow the current to carry you

d)

hold on to things

9.

How long can a tsunami last for?

a)

10 minutes to 5 hours

b)

5 minutes to 2 hours

c)

1 minute to 1 hour

d)

3 minutes to 10 hours

10.

In what year did the deadliest tsunami in the world happen?

a)

2001

b)

1946

c)

2013

d)

2004