Tsunami

The term of tsunami comes from the Japanese which means harbour ("tsu") and wave ("nami"). A tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. A tsunami can be generated when the sea floor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water. Such large vertical movements of the earth's crust can occur at plate boundaries. Subduction of earthquakes are particularly effective in generating tsunami, and occur where denser oceanic plates slip under continental plates. As the displaced water mass moves under the influence of gravity to regain its equilibrium, it radiates across the ocean like ripples on a pond. Tsunami always bring great damage. Most of the damage is caused by the huge mass of water behind the initial wave front, as the height of the sea keeps rising fast and floods powerfully into the coastal area.
1. What is Tsunami? It is a....

a. b. c. d. e.

Harbor wave Vertical wave Mssive scale wave Displaced wave Series of wave

2. How Can a Tsunami be effectively generated?

a. b. c. d.

When the sea water is on high side When linier movement of the earth crust When water mass moves like ripples on a pond When there is an underwater earthquake

3. ....rapidly displaced on a massive scale The underlined word has the

same meaning as.. a. Very big b. Very tall c. Very small d. Very deep e. Very high

4. Who has great damage when tsunami happens?

a. b. c. d. e.

All people in the world People living in coastal area The red cross volunteer The victim of natural disaster Non govement organization

5. From the text we know that..

a. Tsuname generated when water is rapidly displaced on a massive scale b. Tsunami caused a great damage to all people in the world c. Tsunami drives from the world harbour and wave d. Tsunami occurs at all the sea boundaries e. Tsunami is influenced by the gravity
6. What does the text describes..

a. Tsunami b. Tsunami damage e. Earthquake

7. To tell the readers, writer use...

c. Tsunami history

d. Wave

a. b. c. d. e.

Simpe past tenses Simple present tenses Present continues tenses Perfect tenses Past perfect

8. Most of the damage of tsunami is caused by.... a. Earthquake

c. huge mass of water b. Wind storm d.Man false e. Rainfall

9. As the displaced water mass moves under the influence of

gravity... synonym of The underlined word is... a. Side-effect b. Cause c. Damage d. Ill e. Power

10. Which statement is false according the text..

a. Subduction of earthquakes are particularly effective in generating tsunami b. Tsunami always bring great damage c. The term of tsunami comes from the Japanese d. Tsunami is happen because man false e. Such large vertical movements of the earth's crust can occur at plate boundaries.