Japan tsunami

What was the magnitude of the earthquake that hit northern Japan on March 11, 2011?

• Magnitude 10.0

• Magnitude 9.0

• Magnitude 8.0

• Magnitude 7.0

How far offshore was the earthquake centered?

• 100 miles

• 80 miles

• 60 miles

• 40 miles

What did people in coastal cities do immediately after the earthquake?

• Stay indoors

• Run to higher ground

• Ignore the warnings

• Drive towards the sea

What was the world's deepest and largest seawall not enough for?

• Tsunami waves

• Tornadoes

• Volcanic eruptions

• Earthquake aftershocks

How fast do tsunami waves travel in deep water?

• Up to 100 miles per hour

• Up to 700 miles per hour

• Up to 300 miles per hour

• Up to 500 miles per hour

How many people are confirmed dead or missing after the March 11 disaster?

• Less than 10,000

• More than 30,000

• Between 10,000 and 20,000

• Between 20,000 and 30,000

What did a geophysicist at the University of Alaska use the data to create?

• A visualization of the tsunami waves

• A visualization of the earthquake

• A visualization of the GPS stations

• A visualization of the ocean floor

What did new technology leave for studying years to come?

• Visual evidence of both earthquakes and tsunamis

• No visual evidence

• Visual evidence of earthquakes

• Visual evidence of tsunamis

What river is seen with ripples of tsunami waves moving upstream?

• Kesennuma river

• Comedy river

• Naka river

• Hitachi river

What can new technology help us better understand and prevent in the future?

• Power of tornadoes

• Power of hurricanes

• Power of earthquakes and tsunamis

• Power of volcanic eruptions