Types
Examples
Death Toll
Key Terms
Misc.
100
The most common cause of tsunamis
What is an eathquake
100
Caused the nuclear meltdown at Fukushima
What is the Japanese Tsunami of 2011
100
Indian Ocean Tsunami
What is 250,000
100
The movement of water caused by friction from waves
What is energy rotation
100
The power plant that had a melt down in 2011
What is the Fukushima Nuclear Plant
200
Possibly the deadliest tsunami created by the earth
What is a landslide
200
Killed more than 250,000 people
What is the Indian Ocean Tsunami
200
The Chilean Tsunami of May 22, 1960
What is 1,000
200
The sloshing of water in a basin
What is a seiche
200
The largest wave ever recorded (location and height)
What is Lituya Bay, 1700 feet
300
Responsible for the Lituya Bay tsunami
What is a landslide
300
Created a wave over 1700 feet tall
What is the Lituya Bay Tsunami of 1958
300
The Krakatoa eruption and tsunami of 1883
What is 36,000
300
The decrease in depth caused by the rise in shoreline
What is propagation
300
The first step to take to survive a tsunami
What is abandon your belongings
400
Creates tsunamis from different causes
What is a volcano
400
Flooded the shores for more than 11 hours
What is the Hebgen Lake Seiche of 1959
400
Lituya Bay Earthquake and Landslide of 1958
What is 2-5 (whoever was on the fishing boat)
400
The location that a tsunami begins
What is the Epicentre
400
The most prepared country to handle a tsunami
What is Japan
500
Potentially created the Gulf of Mexico
What is an asteroid
500
Killed two people in South Africa, more than 8000km away
What is the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004
500
Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011
What is 13,000
500
Used to assess and report potential and incoming tsunamis
What is the Deep-Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami) D.A.R.T.
500
The greatest teacher you've ever had
Who is Mr. Cunning