Fill in the Blank
Tectonic earthquakes are a particular kind of earthquake that is associated with Earth's crust __________.
deformation
What book of the Bible were the bible verses from for this unit?
Luke
What are 3 causes of a tsunami?
earthquakes volcanic eruptions underwater explosions glacier calving meteorite impacts
denotations landslides
_______________ is the name of the Roman historian that described the sequence of a tsunami to include an earthquake, the sudden retreat of the sea, following a gigantic wave.
Ammianus Marcellinus
Thuydides was the first person recorded to argue that tsunamis are caused by underground earthquakes.
True
The _____________ effect causes storms in the Northern Hemisphere to rotate clockwise and causes storms in the Southern Hemisphere to rotate clockwise.
Coriolis
Who instructed his followers to go sailing to another location?
Jesus
The term __________ sea wave was an old term given to tsunamis.
seismic
Tsunamis can be generated when the sea floor abruptly ________ and vertically displaces the overlying water.
deforms
The term "Wave Car" is given to a series of waves ranging from minutes to hours.
False
This is another name given to Hurricanes in other areas of the world_______________, for example Asia.
typhoons
What weather event happened with Jesus and his disciples in this story?
a storm on the sea
What is the term given to the "calm" center of a hurricane?
eye
What country is recorded to have the longest history of tsunamis?
Japan
A typhoon is the term give to a tropical cyclone that occurs in the Atlantic Ocean.
False
A _________ is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water.
Tsunami
Where was Jesus when the disciples were panicking about the storm?
asleep in the bottom of the ship
Tsunami waves do not resemble normal undersea currents or sea waves because their wavelength is much _______________.
longer/Bigger
What is a warning sign of an impending tsunami?
drawbacks
The principal generation mechanism of a tsunami is the displacement of a substantial body of water.
True
______________ are the type of storms that form at the edges of hurricanes.
Tornados
What did the disciples say when the wind and water calmed after Jesus said "Peace be still"?
What manner of man is this that the wind and sea obey him
A tsunami can be generated when thrust ______________ associated with plate boundaries move abruptly.
faults
What type of water do hurricanes form over?
warm, tropical
There were 500 countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean.
False-14