Form 8: Tsunamis and Ocean Hazards Exercise

Form 8: Tsunamis and Ocean Hazards

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Form 8: Tsunamis and Ocean Hazards

Understand how underwater tectonic events generate tsunamis and cause severe ocean-related hazards.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    What is the most common cause of a tsunami?

  2. MultiChoice

    What happens to a tsunami wave as it enters shallow water near the shore?

  3. WordsBox

    A ____ is a series of massive sea waves created by underwater ____

  4. MultiChoice

    How fast can tsunami waves travel across deep open ocean water?

  5. MultiChoice

    What is a natural warning sign that a tsunami may be approaching the coast?

  6. WordsBox

    When the sea floor shifts during an earthquake, it displaces a large volume of ____ starting a ____

  7. MultiChoice

    Where should people go if a tsunami warning is issued for their coastal town?

  8. MultiChoice

    Is a tsunami usually a single wave or a series of waves?

  9. WordsBox

    Deep sea buoys detect changes in ocean ____ to send early ____ to coastal cities.

  10. MultiChoice

    Can an underwater volcanic eruption trigger a tsunami?

  11. MultiChoice

    Why are tsunamis so dangerous when they strike coastal communities?

  12. WordsBox

    Never go to the beach to ____ a tsunami; seek high ground ____