Name:______________________________________
Science Disasters 1
Period:________
Date:____________
Version 1
Directions: After learning about tsunami and storm surge through the Hazard City file, answer the following questions below in the space provided.
Questions
Finish the sentence by Write your circled answer
circling the best choice.
HERE
1) The speed of a tsunami in the open ocean is
approximately_________. This is about as fast as a commercial
jetliner.
700 mph
300 mph
425 mph
100 mph
2) Ocean Village is about 1500 miles from a subduction zone which has
the potential of producing a tsunami generating earthquake. What is the
maximum amount of warning time the village can expect if a tsunami is
generated at that subduction zone?
3.5 hours
7.1 hours
1.2 hours
0.5 hours
3) Ocean Village has 498 residents. About how many would have their
homes destroyed if the village was inundated by a tsunami with a run up
elevation of 20 feet?
374 residents
75 residents
224 residents
498 residents
4) There are several small cottages outside of the main village. Which
of them would be destroyed if a tsunami with a run up elevation of 20
feet struck the coast?
location A
location B
both locations
neither location
5) A tsunami of 10 feet is approaching Ocean Village. About how many
residents would have their homes destroyed by this water?
374 residents
75 residents
224 residents
498 residents
6) _________ of Ocean Village will have to be rebuilt if a tsunami with a
run up elevation (or storm surge) of 20 feet struck the city?
15%
45%
5%
75%
Space provided for calculations:
Name:______________________________________
Science Disasters 1
Period:________
Date:____________
Version 2
Directions: After learning about tsunami and storm surge through the Hazard City file, answer the following questions below in the space provided.
Questions
Finish the sentence by Write your circled answer
circling the best choice.
HERE
1) The speed of a tsunami in the open ocean is
approximately_________. This is about as fast as a commercial
jetliner.
700 mph
300 mph
425 mph
100 mph
2) Ocean Village is about 500 miles from a subduction zone which has
the potential of producing a tsunami generating earthquake. What is the
maximum amount of warning time the village can expect if a tsunami is
generated at that subduction zone?
3.5 hours
7.1 hours
1.2 hours
0.5 hours
3) Ocean Village has 498 residents. About how many would have their
homes destroyed if the village was inundated by a tsunami with a run up
elevation of 10 feet?
374 residents
75 residents
224 residents
498 residents
4) There are several small cottages outside of the main village. Which
of them would be destroyed if a tsunami with a run up elevation of 5 feet
struck the coast?
location A
location B
both locations
neither location
5) A tsunami of 35 feet is approaching Ocean Village. About how many
residents would have their homes destroyed by this water?
374 residents
75 residents
224 residents
498 residents
6) _________ of Ocean Village will have to be rebuilt if a tsunami with a
run up elevation (or storm surge) of 30 feet struck the city?
15%
45%
5%
75%
Space provided for calculations:
Name:______________________________________
Science Disasters 1
Period:________
Date:____________
Version 3
Directions: After learning about tsunami and storm surge through the Hazard City file, answer the following questions below in the space provided.
Questions
Finish the sentence by Write your circled answer
circling the best choice.
HERE
1) The speed of a tsunami in the open ocean is
approximately_________. This is about as fast as a commercial
jetliner.
700 mph
300 mph
425 mph
100 mph
2) Ocean Village is about 3000 miles from a subduction zone which has
the potential of producing a tsunami generating earthquake. What is the
maximum amount of warning time the village can expect if a tsunami is
generated at that subduction zone?
3.5 hours
7.1 hours
1.2 hours
0.5 hours
3) Ocean Village has 498 residents. About how many would have their
homes destroyed if the village was inundated by a tsunami with a run up
elevation of 30 feet?
374 residents
75 residents
224 residents
498 residents
4) There are several small cottages outside of the main village. Which
of them would be destroyed if a tsunami with a run up elevation of 30
feet struck the coast?
location A
location B
both locations
neither location
5) A tsunami of 20 feet is approaching Ocean Village. About how many
residents would have their homes destroyed by this water?
374 residents
75 residents
224 residents
498 residents
6) _________ of Ocean Village will have to be rebuilt if a tsunami with a
run up elevation (or storm surge) of 10 feet struck the city?
15%
45%
5%
75%
Space provided for calculations: