A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance
100
Where did the largest tsunami happen in the USA?
Alaska
100
What is not responsible for causing a tsunami?
a. earthquake b. volcanic eruption
c. tornado d. glacial movement
What is a tornado
200
What is a possible cause of a tsunami?
underwater earthquake
200
How far apart can each series of waves be
Can be up to an hour apart
200
What does submerge mean?
put under water
200
Small tsunamis, that cause little damage, occur about once a year. But waves with a height of 15 to 20 feet occur every
a. ten years
b. two years
c. five years
Five years
200
Where would a tsunami be most likely to occur?
a. Cuba b. New York City
c. Indonesia d. coast of Ireland
Indonesia
300
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What does the underwater earthquake form in the water?
massive waves that go at fast paces
300
The place where an undersea Tsunami began or originated is called the
epicenter
300
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly (what word means this)
What is the definition of devastate?
300
Tsunamis with waves of 100 feet or more occur every
a. ten years
b. twenty years
c. fifty years
Twenty Years
300
How far did Sumatra move after the earthquake on December 26, 2004?
a. 100 feet southwest
b. 100 feet northeast
c. 100 feet northwest
100 feet southwest
400
What is the biggest part of a tsunami?
One mainly huge wave with series of other large waves
400
In which ocean/area do most tsunamis take place/occur?
Pacific Ocean/Pacific Belt/Rim
400
an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide (what word means this)
What does tidal wave mean?
400
About how many people killed?
over 23,000 people
400
When it is summer in the areas around the Indian ocean, what season is it in the USA?
Winter
500
What happens when the tsunami reaches the shore?
a big wall of water causing more devastation
500
What do humans learn from this tsunami?
possible answers:
That you can never predict a natural disaster
You can't stop these monsters from happening, you just have to try to prevent them from causing so much damage
500
any state or process known through the senses rather than intuition or reasoning (what word means this)
What does phenomenon mean?
500
What is the percent of how many people killed by drowning?
92.5%
500
Summer
What season is it in areas near the Indian Ocean when it is December in the USA?