3rd Grade Tsunami STEAM project Quiz

What does tsunami mean in Japanese

• tsunami

• land

• ocean

• harbor wave

How high is a tsunami wave?

• 100 feet

• 480 feet

• 200 feet

• 10 feet

What can cause a tsunami?

• wild fires, volcanoes, sea animals, rain, snow, and trash at the beach

• earthquake, volcanoes, meteorites crashes, and land sides in the ocean

• meteorites crashes in land

• tornadoes and hurricanes

How do tsunamis form?

• caused by a large and sudden displacement of the ocean, usually the result of an earthquake below or near the ocean floor

• a volcano in land

• sea animals

• warm and cold wind

Fill in the Blank

Approximately 80% of tsunamis happen inside _____________.

• Indian Ocean

• Nile river

• the Amazon forest

• The Ring of Fire

Fill in the Blank

Tsunamis can go about as fast as ___________.

• 200 miles

• 1000 miles

• 500 miles

• 60 miles

What States in the United States have a lot of tsunamis?

• Georgia, North Carolina, New York, and Utah

• Ohio and Texas

• Florida

• Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California

Fill in the blank

If caught by a tsunami wave you should not ____________-

• do something

• allow the current to carry you

• swim, but rather to grab a floating object and allow the current to carry you

• hold on to things

How long can a tsunami last for?

• 10 minutes to 5 hours

• 5 minutes to 2 hours

• 1 minute to 1 hour

• 3 minutes to 10 hours

In what year did the deadliest tsunami in the world happen?

• 2001

• 1946

• 2013

• 2004