Ocean Disasters

A giant, spinning ocean-born storm.

• earthquake

• hurricane

• storm surge

• tsunami

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What is this natural disaster?

• Flood

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• Landslide

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Tsunamis are caused by...

• underwater Earthquakes that create large ripples in the water that eventually push out into land.

• someone leaving the faucet running for too long.

• someone doing a huge cannon ball in the middle of the ocean.

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Where do tsunamis happen?

• in hot and dry forests

• near the sea

• at mountains or hills

• between the earth plates

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Tsunamis are massive waves that are caused by earthquake and volcanic eruptions.

• True

• False

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Countries along the coastlines of what ocean are vulnerable to tsunamis?

• Caribbean

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Indian

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True or False: Hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons are the same kind of topical storms just named differently on where the storm takes places.

• True

• False

What is the primary cause of a tsunami?

• Underwater earthquakes

• Hurricanes

• Volcanic eruptions

• Tidal waves

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Which ocean is most commonly associated with the occurrence of tsunamis?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

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