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It is your responsibility to read at least 4 days each week and to be able to recall all of the times tables (1-10). Here
are some activities that will keep your brain moving! Homework is not compulsory, but the more you put in the more you
will learn.
Tsunami Word Chop
Directions: The table below contains words that have been chopped in half. Find the pieces that fit together and
write them in the answer area below.
inte
nami
ograph
after
shock
ult
cr
ning
war
disa
ding
fj
Answers:
1. ___________________ 2. ____________________
3.____________________ 4. ____________________
5. ___________________ 6. ____________________
ster
itude
nsity
rge
7. ___________________ 8. ____________________
epic
ord
enter
seism
9. ___________________ 10. ____________________
ugh
magn
floo
tro
fa
su
est
earth
11.____________________ 12. ____________________
13. ___________________ 14. ____________________
15. ___________________
tsu
quake
Tsunami keywords and definitions – match up
aftershock
seismograph
intensity
magnitude
fault
trough
surge
fjord
crest
warning
disaster
earthquake
tsunami
flooding
epicenter
aftershock
Questions
The top of a wave.
The amount or degree of strength per unit area or volume.
A quake of lesser magnitude, usually one of a series, following
a large earthquake in the same area.
A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes.
An instrument for automatically detecting and recording the
intensity, direction, and duration of a movement of the ground,
especially of an earthquake.
An intimation, threat, or sign of impending danger or evil.
A sudden movement of the earth's crust caused by the release
of stress accumulated along geologic faults or by volcanic
activity.
An instrument for automatically detecting and recording the
intensity, direction, and duration of a movement of the ground,
especially of an earthquake.
The lowest point between waves.
A measure of the amount of energy released by an
earthquake.
A large wave.
An occurrence causing widespread destruction and distress; a
catastrophe.
The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an
earthquake.
A quake of lesser magnitude, usually one of a series, following
a large earthquake in the same area.
A very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake
or volcanic eruption.
The amount or degree of strength per unit area or volume.
seismograph
A fracture in the continuity of a rock formation caused by a shifting or
dislodging of the earth's crust, in which adjacent surfaces are
displaced relative to one another and parallel to the plane of fracture.
intensity
An overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry.
What is a
tsunami?
What
causes a
tsunami?