The word is....
Just the facts...
That means....
This MIGHT be on the test
A whole lotta shakin' goin' on.....
100

This word means to shake slightly.

What is tremble?

100

What year was the Valdez earthquake?

What is 1964?

100

The word debris means....

What is broken parts of things after something is destroyed?

100

How did Tom feel on the morning of the earthquake (before it happened)?

What is happy?


DAILY DOUBLE BONUS - WHY was Tom happy?

100

Why did Tom think the earthquake was the end of the world?

What is he had never seen an earthquake that big and damaging?
200

This word means fell down and broke apart. 

What is collapsed?

200

To prevent another waterfront from crumbling into the sea, what did they decide to do with the town?

What is they moved it four miles down the coast?

200

The word fiercely means....

What is doing something with determination, strength, and energy?

200

How fast and how tall can tsunamis be?

What is 400 miles per hour and 100 feet tall?

200

The waterfront of Valdez did THIS into the sea (hint...it's a vocabulary word)

What is collapsed?

300

This word means a wild and natural area where few people live. 

What is wilderness?

300

What do earthquakes out at sea cause to happen?

What are tsunamis?

300

The word collapsed means.....

What is fell down and broke apart? 

300

The reason that people went to the docks to see the Chena was....

What is the crew threw out candy and the town was isolated so there was nothing else to do?

300

What did scientists learn AFTER the earthquake?

What is that the town was built on soft land and another earthquake could send it toppling into the sea?

400

This word means causing a large amount of damage. 

What is destructive?

400

The year that Alaska became a state was....

What is 1959?

400

Use the word "debris" in a sentence correctly.....

Teachers will approve answer 

400

The number of people that died in Alaska due to the earthquake was.....

What is 115 people?

400

The article was mostly about.....

What is the causes and effects of the Valdez earthquake?

500

This word means being far apart and separated from others. 

What is isolated?

500
The name of the ship that was coming to the dock was.....

What is the Chena?

500

The word crumble means....

What is breaks apart or falls into small pieces?

500

What was the first clue that Tom saw that something was happening?

What is the car bouncing up and down?

500

How many years did it take the town to build the new Valdez?

What is about two years?