Tsunamis

Tsunamis

4th Grade

15 Qs

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Tsunamis

Tsunamis

Assessment

Quiz

Science

4th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS3-2, MS-PS4-1, MS-PS4-2

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

Used 1+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The top of the tsunami is called a

high

peak

crest

ceiling

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are tsunamis commonly known as

Large waves

tidal waves

super waves

crash waves

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Before a tsunami the coastal sea depth normally

Rises suddenly

falls suddenly

gets really hot

fills with fish

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Indonesian tsunami was so big it affected how many countries.

4

14

24

34

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

As the waves travel through shallow water need land they get

bigger

smaller

stay the same

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What happens to the speed of a tsunami wave when it gets closer to shore?

It slows down.

It speeds up.

It stays the same.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

A tsunami usually starts ____________________.

in the middle of a continent

at a plate boundary

in the middle of an ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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