Earthquakes, Tsunami and Volcanoes

The word tsunami means_______________ in _______________.

• massive wave / Japanese
• harbor wave / Japanese
• harbor wave / English
• big wave / Chinese

What can cause a tsunami?

• earthquake
• underwater volcanoes
• landslides
• all of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What natural phenomena happens right before an tsunami?

• the ocean water retreats
• animals act strangely
• you can hear a loud train-like sound
• all of these

How fast can tsunamis travel?

• 400 mph

• 100 mph

• 1,000,000 mph

• 500 mph

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

True or False...meteors can cause tsunamis?

• True
• False
• Maybe
• What's a meteor

What is the most common cause for tsunamis?

• underwater earthquakes

• meteor crashes

• underwater volcanoes

• land slides in the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following shows the correct order of events for a tsunami?

• Water recedes back into the ocean carrying all the debris, tsunami waves hit, tide retreats as a warning

• Tide retreats as a warning, water recedes back into the ocean carrying all the debris, tsunami waves hit

• Tide retreats as a warning, tsunami waves hit, water recedes back into the ocean carrying all the debris

• I have NO idea

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

True or False? When you are out in the ocean, you might not even be able to detect a tsunami wave.

• True

• False

• Wait, what?

Regular waves are caused by

• underwater disturbances such as earthquakes, landslides, and volcanoes.

• wind and the gravitational pull of the moon.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The Earth's Crust is made of ______________

• Volcanoes
• Tsunamis
• Plates
• Earthquakes