Tsunami Multiple Choice Questions and Answers for Practice

16. Tsunami can occur:

1. Any time of the day or night
2. Only in the summer months
3. Only in the morning
4. Only in the evening

17. Tsunamis are known for their capacity to:

1. Cause injury and loss of life
2. All of the above
3. Violently flood coastlines
4. Cause devastating property damage

18. What do tsunami look like in the open sea?

1. Huge cresting waves
2. Huge non-cresting waves
3. Hardly noticeable waves
4. Small cresting waves

19. What does the word tsunami mean?

1. Harbour wave
2. Tidal wave
3. Big wave
4. Earthquake wave

20. What is the magnitude of the largest earthquake recorded by man?

1. 9.3
2. 9.5
3. 9
4. 9.2

21. Where did the Good Friday earthquake occur?

1. California
2. Alaska
3. Chile
4. Sumatra

22. Which island in Western Samoa suffered the most damage when the tsunami struck on 29 September 2009?

1. Savaii
2. Stewart Island
3. Apia
4. Upolu

23. Which of the following events do not cause atsunami?

1. Underwater volcanic eruptions
2. A plane crash into the ocean.
3. Underwater or coastal earthquake
4. Large coastal cliff or lakeside landslides

24. Which statement below is not true?

1. Small tsunami waves are not dangerous
2. Not all earthquakes will generate a tsunami
3. Tsunami waves are different from ordinary waves that you see at the beach.
4. Tsunami waves ave a lot of energy and travel much further than ordinary waves.