Tsunamis
What is the #1 cause of Tsunamis?
Earthquakes
What is the term given to Hurricanes on the other side of the world?
Typhoons
A series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of water.
Tsunami
What country is most prone to Tsunamis?
Japan
How old was the oldest person recorded in the bible?
969
Name 1 of the 2 least likely causes of a tsunami.
meteorite nuclear tests
What type of storms start to form on the outer edges of hurricanes, when they began to move inland?
tornadoes
Tectonic earthquakes are a particular kind of earthquake associated with the Earth's crust _________________.
deformation
Tsunamis are caused by the ___________ of water.
displacement
When was it recorded that God shortened the life span of man to 120 yrs?
Time of Noah, before the Great Flood
What is the impending sign of a tsunami?
Tide drawback
This effect causes storms in the Northern Hemisphere to rotate counterclockwise and in the Southern Hemisphere to rotate clockwise.
Coriolis
First person recorded to argue tsunamis are caused by underground earthquakes.
Thuydides
What is the phrase once given to Tsunamis that scientists did not agree with?
Tidal wave
This man was shipwrecked on an island, and a viper leapt out of a fire and bite him?
Paul
The term given for a series of waves ranging from minutes to hours.
wave train
What type of water do hurricanes form over?
Warm,tropical
A tsunami can be generated when thrust ____________ associated with plate boundaries move.
faults
What did I tell you in class that ancient Greeks blamed tsunamis on?
their false gods
Did Jesus have brothers and sisters on Earth?
yes
How many countries were affected by the 2004 Tsunami in the Indian Ocean?
14
What type of pressure system does a tropical cyclone have at its center?
low-pressure
Who was the Roman historian that described the typical sequence of a Tsunami as an earthquake, sudden retreat of the sea and a giant wave?
Ammianus Marcellinus
What is the term given for the center of a hurricane?
eye of the storm
What is the name of the star that falls to the Earth in Revelation. I said this in class.
Wormwood