Plate Boundaries
This plate boundary has 2 plates moving away from each other
Divergent!
Tsunami means this in Japanese
"Harbor Wave"
Why do we need to maximize warning time?
To give people enough time to get to safety
Can matter be created or destroyed?
NOOOOOOO! Matter cannot be destroyed or created, it simply changes forms.
This is the largest organ in the human body.
Your SKIN!
The part of the golf course where golfers put the ball in the hole served up in the title of a Dr. Seuss book
Putting Green Eggs and Ham
This plate boundary has 2 plates moving away from each other
Divergent!
A tsunami is caused by this type of motion by plates
Vertical!
Why do we want to minimize false alarms?
So people take the warnings seriously
This class of chemical was responsible for causing the gargoyles to degrade over time. It's also in your salad dressing. And most of your food.
Acid!
How many dots are there on a 6 sided die?
21
Cabinet department established in 2002 that becomes a bedding item carried by a kid for reassurance
Department of Homeland Security Blanket
This type of plate boundary features 2 plates that move side to side against each other.
Transform!
This type of plate boundary is responsible for the biggest and most destructive tsunami
Convergent
Why is important to keep the cost of our warning system low?
So Sri Lanka can spend money on other things, like schools, roads, police, fire fighters etc.
This is the chemical formula for oxygen in our atmosphere.
O2
What is the name for an angle with a measure of 90°?
Right!
Paul Blart actor takes a ride on a really big piece of fruit from a Roald Dahl novel
Kevin James and the Giant Peach
The San Andreas fault features this type of plate boundary.
Transform!
A major Tsunami affected the Indian Ocean region in this year.
2004
Why is the deep water sensor so expensive?
It is a complicated piece of electronics that needs to be put in the ocean and underwater.
This is the chemical formula for carbon monoxide
CO
What is the currency of Croatia?
The Euro!
A famous area in New Orleans (and Disneyland) that features Bourbon Street gets a classic burger from McDonald's
French Quarter Pounder
The "top" portion of a convergent plate does this to the "bottom" plate
Subduct!
This is the name given to the Tsuanmi and earthquake that hit Japan in 2011.
Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
What word describes the process of making small, incremental changes to our tsunami warning systems to make them better?
This type of chemical reaction releases heat into the environment around it
Exothermic
What is this number? LXVII
(Hint, it's in roman numerals)
67
Team rope-pulling contest that becomes a famous (and long) Tolstoy novel
Tug of War and Peace