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The water displaced by a strong earthquake on the ocean floor forms large waves called?
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∙ 14y ago
title waves or tsunami's
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∙ 14y agoA Tsunami.
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Tsunami?
When an earthquake occurs where a slab of the ocean floor is displaced vertically along a fault.
Why there was no tsunami after Haiti's earthquake?
Haiti's earthquake was not strong enough to produce a tsunami. The earthquake caused a lot of destruction in Haiti, but that was largely because the buildings in Haiti had not been designed to withstand earthquakes. The earthquake in Haiti had its epicentre on LAND not in the ocean. Thus there was no sea floor movement associated with the earthquake which could have produced a tsunami.
Why did the japan tsunami hit?
Because of the giant earthquake. The big earthquake that happened in Japan this year was near the coast. That means part of it was underwater. Tsunamis can be generated when the sea floor suddenly deforms and affects the water over it. Tectonic earthquakes are a kind of earthquake that are associated with the earth's crust being messed up; when these earthquakes happen beneath the ocean, the water above the earthquake-y area is messed up. Waves are formed as the displaced water attempts to regain its former peacefulness. When large areas of the sea floor become earthquake-y, a tsunami can form.
Which of the following could cause a Tsunami?
A earthquake on a sea floor
An earthquake that causes a landslide under the ocean floor can trigger a?
tsunami
Tsunami?
When an earthquake occurs where a slab of the ocean floor is displaced vertically along a fault.
Is floor spreading an earthquake?
No.
Why there was no tsunami after Haiti's earthquake?
Haiti's earthquake was not strong enough to produce a tsunami. The earthquake caused a lot of destruction in Haiti, but that was largely because the buildings in Haiti had not been designed to withstand earthquakes. The earthquake in Haiti had its epicentre on LAND not in the ocean. Thus there was no sea floor movement associated with the earthquake which could have produced a tsunami.
Why did the japan tsunami hit?
Because of the giant earthquake. The big earthquake that happened in Japan this year was near the coast. That means part of it was underwater. Tsunamis can be generated when the sea floor suddenly deforms and affects the water over it. Tectonic earthquakes are a kind of earthquake that are associated with the earth's crust being messed up; when these earthquakes happen beneath the ocean, the water above the earthquake-y area is messed up. Waves are formed as the displaced water attempts to regain its former peacefulness. When large areas of the sea floor become earthquake-y, a tsunami can form.
Can you feel an earthquake on the first floor everyone i know who is living on the second floor and higher felt the earthquake but i live on the first floor and felt nothing?
If the earthquake is weak you won't always feel it. Our first floor neighbours almost never feel earthqukes that we on the 11th. floor do.
A sea wave that is created when the sea floor slips after an underwater earthquake?
The succession of waves is called a tsunami.
Can an earthquake on the ocean floor produce a tornado?
No, an earthquake on the ocean floor can cause a tsunami (a series of large waves). Earthquakes do not influence weather events such as tornadoes.
What caused the tsunami to happen?
An earthquake beneath the Ocean floor.
What is a large wave caused by earthquake on the ocean floor?
tsuami
Which of the following could cause a Tsunami?
A earthquake on a sea floor
Can you feel seismic waves if you are sitting on the floor during an earthquaKE?
maybe; the more powerful the earthquake, the more likely you are to feel it.
What is a large wave created by an earthquake on the ocean floor?
A tsunami is an ocean wave caused by an earthquake.It is not a tidal wave.
