Tsunami's TTO

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Starter Earthquakes

1. Take out your pens and notebooks
2. Think quietly about the lessons on earthquakes
3. Write down 3 things you remember
4. Exchange your notes with your neighbors 
5. Explain to each other what you did not know

Schaal van Richter - wat was dat?

Think for yourself. What does this have to do with an earthquake? 

Planning

- Starter

- What are tsunami's

- How are tsunami's formed?

- Effects of tsunami's 

Why is there a greater risk of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in Japan?

What are tsunami's?
Write down in your own words.

Tsunami = Huge wave that floods the coast, caused by a seaquake. 

Talk with your neighbor. 

IN what order does a tsunami form according to the picture. 

Which 4 steps can you describe?

Copy this drawing and discuss it with your neighbor.

In what order does a tsunami form, according to the drawing.

Which 4 steps can you describe? 

Talk with your neighbor. 

IN what order does a tsunami form according to the picture. 

Which 4 steps can you describe?

1. A seaquake occurs. 

2. There is a sudden upwards wave, that appears low.

3. The ocean bottom start to rise if it is near to a beach

4. The wave is pushed upwards in shallow water. (ondiep) 

What are the after effects of tsunami's

After effects

- Lot's of people lose their life. 

- Even more lose their home. People have to be evacuated:
Leaving an area because it is unsafe.

- Cities are destroyed, it takes a lot of time to rebuild. 

Do you know these words? 

• Fault line
• Tsunami
• Receding water
• Tidal wave
• Tsunami monitoring