Tsunami by Gary Miller

In the sentence, “It registered 9.0 on the Richter scale…,” registered means…

• weighed as much as

• was as big as

• detected and recorded as

• turned on at

About how many years ago was this tsunami event on p. 3?

• 5

• 10

• 20

• 50

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The Richter scale is used to rate

• the strength of a tsunami

• the strength of an earthquake

• the height of a tsunami wave

• how many feet the sea floor shifted

What caused the gigantic wave?

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Ordinarily, what are the two sources of ocean waves?

• wind

• tides

• earthquakes

• hurricanes

How is the cause of a tsunami wave different?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Tsunamis can be caused ​ by ​ (a)   , ​ (b)   , erupting ​ (c)   , and ​ (d)   .

• landslides
• hurricanes
• tornadoes
• large asteroids
• volcanoes
• earthquakes
• thunderstorms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The word tsunami comes from _______________ words meaning "harbor wave."

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The word source means...

• the place something starts at

• things that are parts of something larger

• the place something stops at

• long before something happens

What is made up of huge pieces of rock called tectonic plates?