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Earthquakes that originate beneath the ocean floor produce huge tidal waves called what?
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∙ 7y ago
Tsunami is the name of the wave (once known as a tidal wave) that is created by the sudden displacement of a large volume of sea water when an earthquake occurs on the sea floor. As the wave radiate outwards, it can often pass unnoticed by a nearby ship. When the wave reaches a shallow shore, the top of the wave continues at the same speed, while the bottom of the wave is slowed down by friction with the shallow sea floor. This causes the top to grow into a high wave that flows far into land. Damage and loss of life occur as the wave travels inland, picking up debris, then, as the wave retreats, the debris cause further damage as the wave retreats. There is often the case that a further wave(s) may still happen.
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∙ 14y agoAn earthquake below the surface of the ocean causes the formation of a giant wave known as a
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∙ 13y agoA tsunami I believe
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∙ 10y agoThe wave is called a Tsunami.
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∙ 12y agoWell that's how a tsunami happens.
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∙ 7y agoTsunami
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∙ 14y agoA tsunami.
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What is the place of origin of an earthquake?
If you want to know what the name is, it is called the epicenter. If you want to know a location where all earthquakes originate, there isn't one. Earthquakes can occur along faultlines, or in the middle of a continent.
What is the origin of an earthquake called in CA?
Well, the origin of the earthquake is called the focus, and the point on the ground directly above the focus is called the epicenter. In CA, earthquakes generally originate from the San Andreas Fault.
Who predicts earthquakes?
Nobody. Currently we do not have any means of predicting earthquakes. Scientists who study earthquakes are called seismologists.
What is the study of earthquakes and volcanoes called?
The study of earthquakes: seismologyVolcanoes: volcanologyBoth: geology
What are some earthquakes called?
Some types of earthquakes are explosive,tectonic and underground.
Earthquakes that originate beneath the ocean floor produce huge tidal waves called .?
tsunami
Movements following a major earthquake often produce smaller earthquakes called?
Aftershock
How has the study of earthquakes helped us understand the inner layer of the earth?
Earthquakes are caused by a shift in two different plates beneath the earths surface. The shift is usually caused by convectional magma flows underneath the earths crust. This is because the plates are purely floating slabs of rock on the magma beneath it. The layer beneath the crust is called the mantle.
What is the place of origin of an earthquake?
If you want to know what the name is, it is called the epicenter. If you want to know a location where all earthquakes originate, there isn't one. Earthquakes can occur along faultlines, or in the middle of a continent.
What is the origin of an earthquake called in CA?
Well, the origin of the earthquake is called the focus, and the point on the ground directly above the focus is called the epicenter. In CA, earthquakes generally originate from the San Andreas Fault.
What are smaller earthquakes called that immediately follow a major earthquake?
earthquakes that immediately follow a major earthquake are called "aftershocks" as to small earthquakes before large earthquakes are called "foreshocks".
What are waves produces by earthquakes called?
The waves produced by earthquakes are called seismic waves.
What melted rock beneath the earth is called?
Melted rock beneath the earth is called magma.
Are earthquakes below the surface called tsunamis?
Mo, they are known as earthquakes but the earthquakes cause the tsunamis.
What is the science in which earthquakes are studied called?
Earthquakes science
Where do New cells of the epidermis originate?
They originate in the deepest layer of epidermis, called stratum basale. The columnar cells of this deep layer are constantly dividing to produce new cells that move outward to undergo metamorphosis at different levels.
Who predicts earthquakes?
Nobody. Currently we do not have any means of predicting earthquakes. Scientists who study earthquakes are called seismologists.
