Request For Proposals
Which Indonesian island was home to the deadliest natural disasters in modern human history?
Sumatra
A tsunami is caused by a sudden shift in what?
the seafloor
True or False: All earthquakes cause tsunamis
False
Which type of tsunami wave only reaches the shores closest to the earthquake that caused it?
A local tsunami wave
What was that natural disaster called?
What are these shifts usually due to?
underwater earthquakes
under the ocean or very near the ocean
Which type of tsunami wave travels to locations across the ocean?
Ocean-wide tsunami wave
True or false: Tsunamis are possible to prevent.
False
True or False: Tsunami waves travel much faster and are much longer and much taller than regular waves.
True
The type of _____ __________ where an earthquake happens partly determines whether that particular earthquake will cause a tsunami.
Fill in the blanks.
Plate boundary
Tsunami systems use a variety of types of what to measure earthquakes?
Sensors
What does WOA stand for?
The World Ocean Administration
When a tsunami occurs the wave travels in which direction from the source?
All directions
Name the three different plate boundaries.
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
What are the three types of sensors listed in our amplify book?
Earthquake sensor
Shallow sensor
Deep sensor
What are the three criteria successful proposals will address
2.Minimze False alarms
3. Keep costs low
What do tsunami waves do as they approach the shore?
slow down and increase in height
What's the best classroom in the world?
The STAR class
Which type of sensor does our book describe as having high reliability?
Deep sensor