Famous tsunamis
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The Tonga 90-metre tsunami was prompted by an...

What is an underwater volcano?

100

Tsunamis are often called ...

What are big waves?

100

A long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore.

What is a wave?

100

The Sumatra, Indonesia 2004 tsunami was caused by a ...

What is an earthquake?

200

The Sendai, Japan tsunami took place during the year of...

What is 2011?
200

They can be as high as ... feet.

What is 100?

200

A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.

What is a Tsunami?

200

There was ... dollars in damage caused after the 1929 Newfoundland tsunami.

What is $2 million?

300

The population in Newfoundland during the 1929 tsunami was...

What is 300 000?

300

Most tsunamis are caused by undersea ...

What are earthquakes or volcanos?

300

The actions taken directly before, during or in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. The objective is to save lives, ensure health and safety and to meet the subsistence needs of the people affected.

What is a Natural Disaster Response Plan?

300

There were... many weeks between the underwater volcano in Tonga and the end of the Tonga tsunami.

What is 4?

400

There were ... many countries affected by the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia.

What is 14?

400

Most tsunamis happen in the...

What is the Pacific Ocean?

400

A short message, broadcast, or video commissioned by a government agency or non-profit organization in order to raise awareness about an issue of public interest.

What is a PSA?

400

After the Japan tsunami, ... were lost from their parents.

What is 2083?

500

The biggest tsunami ever recorded took place in...

What is Anchorage, Alaska?

500

Tsunami is a ... word that means 'Harbour Wave'.

What is Japanese?

500

Kit with food, water, medication, cell phone, chargers, emergency contact information, personal documents.

What is an emergency preparedness kit?

500

There was $... million in damage caused in total by all four earthquakes.

What is 400?

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