Tsunami Warning System
Across
- 2. Plate motion that results in a very strong earthquake and causes _____ motion of the seafloor can cause tsunamis
- 6. Modifications are made to a design based on evaluated results. Designs are modified in order to be tested again. This is called an
- 8. boundaries, where one plate subducts under the other
- 12. Tsunami warning systems rely on data from different types of ____ to generate accurate and timely warnings
- 14. The primary cause of tsunamis is _____
- 16. Engineers read with ____ to understand relevant background information that impacts their work
- 17. define the engineering problem
- 18. Earthquakes are due to movement along the three types of plate boundaries: convergent, divergent, and _____
Down
- 1. earthquakes must be above ____ 7.0 to generate a tsunami.
- 3. Engineers need to understand the problem they are trying to solve so they can design an ___ solution
- 4. Tsunamis cause lots of damage to places on
- 5. Tsunamis are usually caused by _____ under the water
- 7. Scientific ____ is the process of sharing scientific arguments, explanations, ideas, or data with an audience.
- 9. Engineers design physical objects and processes that try to solve ____ problems.
- 10. engineers sometimes use models to ____ their designs.
- 11. research is necessary when solving an engineering problem.
- 13. A tsunami is a type of large, destructive ocean wave caused by a sudden shift in the __.
- 15. every model has...