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earthquakes and volcanic eruption
the earthquakes had shaken the earth causing the water to move past water level. At fist the tsunamis starts to move farther away from the shore line picking up more & more water as it goes along. Then when it is as far as it can go it rises and rises till its at its maximum height. Then the water starts moving back to the shore line rapidly. It goes past and the wave is in the air above thousands of people and their city. Then comes the down fall. All that water then lands and then starts moving back towards the ocean in that deraction. This is when all the damage happeens. The water is moving ver fast and tearing down anything in its way. (i.e. tress, houses, building & even people get dragged back and start to drown in the deep wave. Once the water returns to the ocean the tsunami is at rest but the destruction will need endless repairs.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agothere are four things that generate a tsunami: volcanic activity underwater earthquake activity underwater major landslides into or under the sea tsunamis are secondary hazards made by one of the above
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∙ 11y agoAn earthquake under the ocean and the pressure forces the water to rise.
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∙ 12y agoTsunamis are caused by "underwater earthquakes". These quakes make giant waves, a.k.a tsunamis.
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∙ 10y agoa tsunami is when the water at the beach goes back and then it comes rushing forward really fast creating a tsunami.
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∙ 13y agoA earthquake.
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What is the term for a water wave that creates an underwater earthquake?
When an underwater earthquake displacing a large volume of sea water the effect could be a tsunami (tidal wave).
How far the Tsunami Warning System are effective in warning the people?
Warning doesn't make any difference because tsunami is another name for destruction it just alerts the people mentally or you can say creates a panic.
What do tsunami and volcanoes have to do with earthquakes?
When an Earthquake occurs that is when the ground shakes to create a tsunami or volcano eruption.
Where does the force from a tsunamis come from?
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How did the tsunami in japan happen in the first place?
Most likely an earthquake out at sea. The force from the quake creates giant waves (tsunami) which can be up to 60 feet high! The reason an earthquake is suspected is because the land had a quake, so one most happened along a nearby fault line in the sea too.
What iz quatic?
Quatic is when the ocean's currents get gigantic and creates a tsunami.
What is it called when the earths plate go under the ocean and spread out?
it creates a tsunami
How does an earthquake affect a tsunami?
A earthquake can push the plates underwater and be forced up quckily.This pushes the water up rapidly and creates a tsunami.
What is the term for a water wave that creates an underwater earthquake?
When an underwater earthquake displacing a large volume of sea water the effect could be a tsunami (tidal wave).
If Earths plates and continents are constantly moving what effect does this have on Earths oceans?
it creates waves sometomes tsunami's
What does subduction?
Physically, a subduction zone creates a trench in the ocean. As an active event, a subduction creates an earth quake and possibly a tsunami (depending on how much water was displaced).
Does it rain when there is tsunami?
it is unrelated. a tsunami happens when the tectonic plates under the seabed moves and creates a hole. this movement creates a difference in pressure and hence the water goes in inside the hole. as the pressure builds in inside the hole, a large body of water bursts out. That is a tsunami rain happens when the water vapor in the cloud is too much and because of condensation, the water vapor drops as rain. it is unrelated.
How far the Tsunami Warning System are effective in warning the people?
Warning doesn't make any difference because tsunami is another name for destruction it just alerts the people mentally or you can say creates a panic.
What is the difference between a tsunmi and an earthquake?
the difference between a tsunami and an earth quake is an earthquake is when the tectonic plates collide in some form a tsunami is an underwater earthquake that creates a huge tidal wave. that is very basic but i hope it helps!
What creates a powerful tsunami?
A powerful earthquake. Earth quakes are caused when the 'plates' of earth shift and one gets pushe under the other.
Are tsunami predictable?
It depends on what exactly you mean by predictable. If you mean is it possible to predict when a tsunami will happen, then the answer is negative. Tsunami are most commonly caused by seismic activity of tectonic plates, which creates a sudden, violent displacement of water. This means that to predict a tsunami, one must first be able to predict the earthquake, which, at the present time, is not possible. If you mean if it is possible to predict the behaviour of a tsunami, then the answer is yes. Tsunami follow set equations of wave behaviour, and therefore elements such as speed, height, wave period etc can be found and modelled.
What is a suenome?
i believe you mean tsunami and that is when an underwater earthquake or eruption occurs and creates massive wave action that rises above the sealevel as it nears the shoreline.
