Exam 5: Tsunami

The word _______________ is a Japanese word meaning harbor wave.

Tsunami wave velocity is constant with depth, and remains the same in deep ocean and shallow water.

Major tsunami from Pacific subduction zones can occur as often as every few hundred years.

Upon landfall, a tsunami will move ____.

The time that it takes one complete wave to pass a fixed point is the _______________ of the wave.

The effects of tsunami are amplified in bays and river mouths.

You are vacationing on a beach in Thailand. List and describe four natural warning signs you might think of as evidence for a potential tsunami.

You have taken a job in Boston, Massachusetts, a large metropolitan city at a fairly high northern latitude. The metropolitan area surrounding a wide, deep harbor facing northeast. ​ Describe what you should think about in terms of tsunami danger. Discuss the danger in terms of likelihood, strength, and comparison to other hazards you will experience in this area.

____ caused a major tsunami wave in Alaskan coastal fjords.

The first wave of a tsunami is rarely the highest.