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title: Tsunamis — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Geography
description: The 14 test and exam questions of lesson 45 «Tsunamis» of the geography course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# Tsunamis

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The 14 questions of lesson 45 «Tsunamis» of the geography course of Mova's primary school with their options, 77 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/geography/45-tsunamis/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/geography/45-tsunamis/t1/) — In a film, a surfer rides a giant curling tsunami into the beach. What's wrong with it? — right ✓ · ★
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/geography/45-tsunamis/t2/) — A sailor in the deep Pacific says a tsunami passed under his ship and he felt nothing. Could that be true? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/geography/45-tsunamis/t3/) — "sea went out like miles, loads of fish flapping, let's go grab some!!" What should they do? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/geography/45-tsunamis/t4/) — After the first wave, people walk back down to the shore to look. Why is that dangerous? — right ✓ · ★
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/geography/45-tsunamis/t5/) — Your mate says: "Tsunamis are just big tides, the Moon makes them." Put him right. — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/geography/45-tsunamis/t6/) — What would happen if a big earthquake shook the sea floor off Chile? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/geography/45-tsunamis/t7/) — Why is a pressure gauge on the sea floor useful? — right ✓ · ★
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/geography/45-tsunamis/t8/) — "8000 yrs ago a tsunami hit Scotland?? from what" — right ✓ · ★
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/geography/45-tsunamis/t9/) — Why did the 2004 tsunami kill people in so many countries? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/geography/45-tsunamis/t10/) — Why is it hard to spot a tsunami from a ship in the deep ocean? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/geography/45-tsunamis/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a tsunami? — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/geography/45-tsunamis/e2/) — Identify the conduct appropriate to a person upon a beach who observes the sudden withdrawal of the sea. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/geography/45-tsunamis/e3/) — It is given that a tsunami traverses the deep ocean. Ascertain its characteristics in respect of speed and height. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/geography/45-tsunamis/e4/) — Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the term "tidal wave". — wrong ✗ · exam

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