The Great Alaska Earthquake

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Why didn't people in Valdez expect a big earthquake in 1964?

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It was Good Friday.

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How did Tom feel during the hours leading up to the earthquake?

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anxious

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How was Valdez different from Anchorage? Options: Valdez was built before Anchorage, Anchorage was smaller than Valdez, Valdez was smaller than Anchorage, Anchorage had tastier food than Valdez.

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Valdez was smaller than Anchorage.

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devastating
"It took people days to understand just how devastating the disaster had been."

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disastrous

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What was the most deadly part of the Great Alaska Earthquake?

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tsunamis

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Why did a new Valdez need to be rebuilt in a different location?

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Scientists said Valdez would be doomed in another earthquake.

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