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Tsunamis are created by earth quakes and they get bigger because they just pick up the water and drag it along as they move!
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∙ 13y agoit get so big because of major vertical displacement of oceanic crust .
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Tsunamis are what?
Tsunamis that are triggered by volcanic eruptions
What are the good things about tsunamis'?
They are like a big watering can so droughts get fixxed
What is the duties of oceanographer?
Oceanographers study the ocean, so mainly they research about the ocean. A big job for oceanographers is keeping track about Tsunamis. Tsunamis are very destructive and they need the help of seismologists to track them.
What causes mega tsunamis?
Landslides and other big impacts like volcanic eruptions cause mega tsunamis
What was the epicentre of the recent big tsunami in Japan?
Tsunamis do not have epicentres. Earthquakes do. Sometimes, as in the case of Japan, earthquakes cause tsunamis.
Tsunamis are what?
Tsunamis that are triggered by volcanic eruptions
What are the good things about tsunamis'?
They are like a big watering can so droughts get fixxed
What is the duties of oceanographer?
Oceanographers study the ocean, so mainly they research about the ocean. A big job for oceanographers is keeping track about Tsunamis. Tsunamis are very destructive and they need the help of seismologists to track them.
What causes mega tsunamis?
Landslides and other big impacts like volcanic eruptions cause mega tsunamis
What was the epicentre of the recent big tsunami in Japan?
Tsunamis do not have epicentres. Earthquakes do. Sometimes, as in the case of Japan, earthquakes cause tsunamis.
Did Mississippi get hit by a tsunamis fron hurricane Katrina?
No. There were large waves, but waves produce by hurricanes and other storms, not matter how big, are not tsunamis. Tsunamis are a very different type of wave.
Why are tsunamis so harmful?
Because of the amount of weight, Tsunamis' weigh millions of tons.
How many tsunamis have occurred so far?
about 300 tsunamis happened world wide
How many tsunamis hit Hawaii yearly?
tsunamis are unpredictable. so you really cant put an amount to it. tsunamis are unpredictable. so you really cant put an amount to it. tsunamis are unpredictable. so you really cant put an amount to it.
How do you know when a tsunamis finished?
There isn't a big wall of water coming towards you...
Is a tsunami one big wave?
No, a tsunamis is often a series of large waves.
Why are tsunamis so powerful?
The events that cause tsunamis involve huge releases of energy. The main events causing tsunamis are-underwater volcanic eruption, earthquake or a landslide.
