Tsunami phenomenology
Quiz
The worst European tsunami in recorded history occurred in
- Spain
- Portugal
- France
- Germani
The first worst European tsunami occurred in
- 1755
- the seventeenth century
- before the discover of America
- In this century
Were death tolls recorded along Italy's coast in 1908
- Yes, they were
- No, they weren't
- yes, they are
- no, they aren't
The worst Italian tsunami happened in Italy's strait of
- Bonifacio
- Messina
- Siracusa
- Gibilterra
Tsunami means
- tidal wave
- long wave
- harbour wave
- killer wave
Is Tsunami triggered by a vertical disturbance in the ocean such as an earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?
- Yes, it is.
- No, it isn't
- No, it can not.
- Yes, they are
Are Tsunamis influenced by the gravitational effect of the moon?
- Yes, they are.
- No, they shouldn't.
- No, they aren't.
- No, they couldn't.
The tsunami is
- a Chinese word
- a Russian word
- an European word
- a Japanese word
How many people died?
- less than one hundred thousand
- more than one million
- more than two hundred thousand
- less than thousands
Is it possible to prevent a tsunami?
- yes, it is
- It seems impossible.
- no, itsn't.
- No, It couldn't.