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Seaside Hotel
The hotel chain you work for wants to build a high-rise hotel in the town of Seaside, Oregon. They ask you to visit the town and find a good site for the hotel. The President of the company is excited about having a hotel right next to the beach. But you¥ taken an Oceanography class and suspect that there might be a Tsunami hazard. You decide to study a geologic map of the Oregon Coast.
Study the map of the Oregon CoastLinks to an external site. showing topography and bathymetry:
The beach town of Seaside is on the upper part of the map, just below the Columbia River and to the left of ìatsop/em>.
Flag question: Question 1Question 14 pts
Group of answer choicesMost tsunamis are caused by
[ Choose ] Get taller and slow down Have a long wavelength and low height Large undersea earthquakes The wind
Regular ocean waves get their energy from
[ Choose ] Get taller and slow down Have a long wavelength and low height Large undersea earthquakes The wind
In the open ocean, Tsunami waves
[ Choose ] Get taller and slow down Have a long wavelength and low height Large undersea earthquakes The wind
As waves approach the shore they
[ Choose ] Get taller and slow down Have a long wavelength and low height Large undersea earthquakes The wind
Flag question: Question 2Question 21 pts
If the trough of a Tsunami wave reaches the shore first:
Group of answer choicesYou should immediately evacuate the beach
The water on the beach will withdraw farther than usual
The crest of the wave will come next
All of these
Flag question: Question 3Question 31 pts
The Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004 was caused by a:
Group of answer choicesLandslide
Megathrust Earthquake
Tidal Forces
Volcanic Eruption
Flag question: Question 4Question 41 pts
Reasons why the Indian Ocean Tsunami was so deadly:
Group of answer choicesTsunamis do not travel very far across the ocean
The Tsunami waves moved slowly and did not reach shore for an hour
First waves hit within 20 minutes and there were no warning systems
The megathrust earthquake was on land and there were no warning systems
Flag question: Question 5Question 51 pts
The Cascadia Subduction Zone:
Group of answer choicesIs not part of the Ring of Fire
Runs from the northern part of Japan down to Australia
Runs from Northern California to British Columbia, Canada
Is in the Indian Ocean near Sumatra
Flag question: Question 6Question 61 pts
Why a pressure recorder anchored to the seafloor can detect a passing Tsunami:
Group of answer choicesThe direct relationship between an earthquake and height of water column above
The direct relationship between pressure and height of water column above
The Tsunami warning Center sends a signal to the pressure recorder
The Surface Buoy sends an acoustic transmission to the pressure recorder
Flag question: Question 7Question 71 pts
Ways to be prepared for an earthquake:
Group of answer choicesHave emergency food and water
Bolt home to foundation
All of these
Attach heavy objects in a home to the wall
Flag question: Question 8Question 81 pts
The following questions are for the Seaside Oregon map.
Scroll up and down the map. In the ocean, notice the red line with triangles, running parallel to the coast. What does this line represent? Hint: check Legend at bottom of map.
Group of answer choicesSubduction Zone
Beach
Transform Fault
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Flag question: Question 9Question 91 pts
What are the names of the two tectonic plates on either side of this line? (On either side of the red line with triangles in the ocean) Hint: scroll to the part of the map that says ‘Pacific Ocean’.
Group of answer choicesJuan de Fuca and North American
North American and Eurasian
Pacific and North American
North American and South American
Flag question: Question 10Question 101 pts
In terms of elevation, which color on the map represents Land that is above 100 ft? (safe from a tsunami). Hint: see Legend at bottom of map.
Group of answer choicesGrey
Orange
Blue
Red
Flag question: Question 11Question 111 pts
Scroll to the near the bottom of the map. Find the beach town of Crescent City, California.
Crescent City is:
Group of answer choicesNot near the Cascadia Subduction zone and so safe from a tsunami
In the tsunami danger zone because it is above 100 ft elevation
Too far inland to be hit by a tsunami
In the tsunami danger zone because it is below 100 ft elevation
Flag question: Question 12Question 121 pts
An earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction ZoneLinks to an external site. could cause a tsunami wave up to 100 ft high. Based on this information and your study of the map, where would be a safer place in Seaside to build a hotel?
Group of answer choicesIn Crescent City, CA, instead
Right on the beach
Next to the river in Seaside
Inland, in the hills behind the town

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