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lindiwe

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Question 1

A tsunami can occur ________.
◦ when an earthquake occurs in the seafloor like along an oceanic plate boundary
◦ when an explosive volcanic eruption occurs in someplace like Hawaii or Alaska
◦ any time there is an earthquake anywhere
◦ when an earthquake occurs along a coastline like in Japan or Indonesia
◦ All of the above are correct.

Question 2

The 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan killed approximately 21,000 people while the 2010 earthquake in Haiti killed approximately 316,000 people because ________.
◦ the earthquake in Haiti was a larger magnitude (released more energy) than the one in Japan
◦ the construction methods in Haiti were not as good as those used in Japan
◦ the population of Haiti was much greater than that of northern Japan where the earthquake occurred
◦ the earthquake in Haiti generated a very large tsunami that killed most of the people
◦ All of the above were factors.
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