Tsunami - TRUE or FALSE ?
Quiz
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre detects earthquakes on the Hawaiian islands
- TRUE
- FALSE
Tsunamis are created when plates move on the ocean floor.
- TRUE
- FALSE
Tsunamis get faster when they reach shallow water.
- TRUE
- FALSE
Tsunamis are usually not detected in the open ocean.
- TRUE
- FALSE
Underwater earthquakes near coastal regions are especially dangerous.
- TRUE
- FALSE
The Christmas 2004 earthquake happened near Sri Lanka.
- TRUE
- FALSE
Many people died because it happened in the middle of the tourist season
- TRUE
- FALSE
Even if earhquakes happen in the middle of the ocean, the waves can get to the coasts very quickly.
- TRUE
- FALSE
Tsunamis in the open ocean can reach speeds of hundreds of km an hour.
- TRUE
- FALSE
Tsunamis can be seen even if you are very far away from the coast.
- TRUE
- FALSE