Tsunamis and Hurricanes

Tsunamis

by Mrs. Bailey

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?

Open Ended

What do you KNOW about tsunamis?

Open Ended

What do you WANT to learn about tsunamis?

Tsunami Awareness | Ocean Today

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Multiple Choice

What is a tsunami?

• when land falls from a hill or cliff

• a large, powerful ocean wave

• where two plates pull apart

• a form of weather

Multiple Choice

What are MOST tsunamis caused by?

• Hurricanes

• Earthquakes

• Tornadoes

• Landslides

Multiple Choice

A meteorite can cause a tsunami.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

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

• to stay where you are

• to take a vacation

• to leave the area

• to gather food and supplies

Multiple Choice

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

• To get higher

• To pull away or pull back

• To get lower

• To turn into a different color

Multiple Select

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

• Go towards the water

• Go to higher ground like a hill or mountain

• Go underground to a basement

• Go at least 1 mile inland

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Multiple Choice

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

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Tsunamis can travel all the way across the ocean.

• True

• False

Open Ended

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

Poll

Which natural disaster is most interesting to you?

• Landslides

• Volcanoes

• Earthquakes

• Tsunamis

• Tornadoes