Name: __________________________________ Date: __________________________ Period: _____
TSUNAMI VIDEO QUESTIONS
Watch the video on East Coast Tsunami Potential here: https://youtu.be/ob9Ra6Zhdb0
1. According to Tom Matheson, how likely is a tsunami in the Atlantic Ocean in the next 400 years?
2. Name one potential tsunami producer in the Atlantic Ocean.
3. Name two things that happened to Portugal after the 1755 earthquake and tsunami.
4. Where is the safest place to evacuate during a tsunami?
5. What did the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) do after the 2004 Indian
Ocean tsunami? (When this video was made, it had yet to occur; it’s mentioned as something that’s
about to be done).
6. Do you think it is possible for tsunami waves to cross into another ocean? Why or why not?
Watch this video: http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/tsunamistrikedestruction/
7. What makes a tsunami wave different than a “regular” ocean wave?
Watch this video: http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/tsunamistrikepropagation/
8. Why do the impacts from tsunamis vary from place to place?
Watch this video: http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/tsunamistrikewarning/
9. What are some ways that people are warned that a tsunami is about to hit?
10. What are some potential issues that could arise that would prevent people from getting a warning?
Penny for your thoughts:
11. If you were on a boat in the middle of the ocean, do you think you would notice a tsunami wave as
it passed under you? Why or why not?
Name: __________KEY_______________ Date: __________________________ Period: _____
TSUNAMI VIDEO QUESTIONS (key)
Watch the video on East Coast Tsunami Potential here: https://youtu.be/ob9Ra6Zhdb0
1. According to Tom Matheson, how likely is a tsunami in the Atlantic Ocean in the next 400 years?
Extremely high
2. Name one potential tsunami producer in the Atlantic Ocean.
Possible answers: earthquake in the Puerto Rico Trench, meteor or asteroid impact, mountain collapse in
the Canary Islands
3. Name two things that happened to Portugal after the 1755 earthquake and tsunami.
Portugal no longer involved in colonizing the New World, ships in Lisbon harbor destroyed
4. Where is the safest place to evacuate during a tsunami?
Upward into taller buildings, higher ground
5. What did the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) do after the 2004 Indian
Ocean tsunami? (When this video was made, it had yet to occur; it’s mentioned as something that’s
about to be done).
Install tsunami detection buoys in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans
6. Do you think it is possible for tsunami waves to cross into another ocean? Why or why not?
Yes because all oceans are interconnected
(this is an opinion question, so any answer should be considered)
Watch this video: http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/tsunamistrikedestruction/
7. What makes a tsunami wave different than a “regular” ocean wave?
Tsunami waves are caused by earthquakes instead of wind; tsunami waves travel faster
Watch this video: http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/tsunamistrikepropagation/
8. Why do the impacts from tsunamis vary from place to place?
Shape of the coastline and ocean floor near the coast, interactions with ocean features and coastline
Watch this video: http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/tsunamistrikewarning/
9. What are some ways that people are warned that a tsunami is about to hit?
Sirens, radio, television, internet, mobile alerts
10. What are some potential issues that could arise that would prevent people from getting a warning?
Power outages, damage to infrastructure (buildings, roads, powerlines)
Penny for your thoughts:
11. If you were on a boat in the middle of the ocean, do you think you would notice a tsunami wave as
it passed under you? Why or why not?
(opinion question, so all answers should be considered)
Not likely because in the middle of the ocean the wave has a very long period