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Tsunamis and Hurricanes

Tsunamis and Hurricanes

Assessment

Presentation

Science

4th - 6th Grade

Hard

Created by

Joseph Anderson

FREE Resource

4 Slides • 12 Questions

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Tsunamis

by Mrs. Bailey

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Today we will answer these questions:

  • What is a tsunami?

  • ​What can cause a tsunami?

  • ​Where do tsunamis take place?

  • ​What are scientists doing to predict tsunamis?

  • ​How can you be warned that a tsunami is coming?

  • ​What should you do in the event of a tsunami?

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Open Ended

What do you KNOW about tsunamis?

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Open Ended

What do you WANT to learn about tsunamis?

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Tsunami Awareness | Ocean Today

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Multiple Choice

What is a tsunami?

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when land falls from a hill or cliff

2

a large, powerful ocean wave

3

where two plates pull apart

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a form of weather

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Multiple Choice

What are MOST tsunamis caused by?

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Hurricanes

2

Earthquakes

3

Tornadoes

4

Landslides

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Multiple Choice

A meteorite can cause a tsunami.

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True

2

False

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Multiple Choice

Experts tell people to evacuate before a tsunami occurs. What does evacuate mean?

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to stay where you are

2

to take a vacation

3

to leave the area

4

to gather food and supplies

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Multiple Choice

In the event of a tsunami, the water may recede. What does recede mean?

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To get higher

2

To pull away or pull back

3

To get lower

4

To turn into a different color

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Multiple Select

(CHOOSE 2) If a tsunami is headed to your area which of the following should you do?

1

Go towards the water

2

Go to higher ground like a hill or mountain

3

Go underground to a basement

4

Go at least 1 mile inland

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Tracking Tsunamis | Ocean Today

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Multiple Choice

There is a certain time of year that tsunamis can happen.

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True

2

False

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Multiple Choice

Tsunamis can travel all the way across the ocean.

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True

2

False

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Open Ended

Explain how the monitoring system that they use to predict tsunamis works.

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Poll

Which natural disaster is most interesting to you?

Landslides

Volcanoes

Earthquakes

Tsunamis

Tornadoes

Tsunamis

by Mrs. Bailey

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