Geography test on tsunamis

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A large earthquake happens on the ocean floor and causes waves to start

What is the first stage on how a tsunami forms?

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In the deep ocean, a tsunami can reach 500mph

How fast can a tsunami be? (2nd stage)

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The trough of the tsunami can reach before the peak causing people getting caught by the drawback in the sand

What happens to the trough of the tsunami (3rd)

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As the waves reach shallower water the waves get much higher as there is fast water moving behind it

What is the fourth stage on how a tsunami forms? (How do the waves get bigger)

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Tsunamis can push water 1k inland sweeping things up

What is the fifth stage that a tsunami is caused?

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Off the west coast of Sumatra in Indonesia

Where was the location of the 2004 tsunami

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9.1-9.3

What was the magnitude of the 2004 earthquake

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7:59 am on the 26th December 2004

What was the date and time of the 2004 tsunami

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800km/hour

What was the speed of the 2004 tsunami?

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230,000 people killed in 14 countries

How many people dies in the 2004 tsunami

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1.7 million

How many people were left homeless in the 2004 tsunami

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5-6 million

How many people needed emergency care un the 2004 tsunami

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$9.9 billion

How much did it cost to fix the damage of the 2004 tsunami

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8 million

How much litres of oil escaped from oil plants in Indonesia

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Farmland, mangrove forests, coral reefs

What was damaged environmentally? (3)

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£13 million

How much did action aid raise for the 2004 tsunami