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4.17. In Wikipedia, look up "Volcanic tsunami" and answer this
question: What of the following volcanic processes can cause a
tsunami?
a. Caldera collapse
b. Pyroclastic flows
c. Avalanches
d. All the above
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b.Tsunami waves true
false d. All the above
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4.6.In Wikipedia, look up "Tsunami", read the intro then scroll
down to "Characteristics", and answer this question: Which has a
larger wavelength?
a.Windblown waves
b.Tsunami waves
c. Windblown and tsunami waves can have similar wavelengths
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d. All the above b. Vertical
b.Tsunami waves c. 20-30 minutes
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4.12. In Wikipedia, look up "Tsunami", read the intro then scroll down
to "Drawback", and answer this question: True or False: The crest
(ridge) of a tsunami wave always arrives before the trough.
True
False
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, false d. All the above
c. 100 m true
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4.9.In Wikipedia, look up "Tsunami", read the intro then scroll
down to "Characteristics", and answer this question: Why does
tsunami mean "harbor wave" in Japanese?
a. Because harbors suffer more damage from tsunamis than
any other type of shoreline.
b. Because ancient Japanese thought these waves originated inside
harbors.
c. Because harbors where the only safe location from these large
waves.
d. Because sometimes a village's fishermen would sail out and
encounter no unusual waves while out at sea, then come back to find
their village devastated by a huge wave.
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d. Because sometimes a village's fishermen would sail out and
encounter no unusual waves while out at sea, then come back to find
their village devastated by a huge wave.