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When in open ocean a tsunamis are usually only a few feet high and often hundreds of miles long. Even with their high speed they often take several minutes to pass.
When they enter shallow water they slow down and increase in height.
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∙ 10y agoInnthenocean, Tsunamis are only a couple of feet high
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What is the average wind speed of a tsunami?
Tsunamis can travel over 600 mph in the open ocean. It can only take a few hours for a tsunami to travel across an entire ocean. A regular wave travels at 90 km/hr. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/tsunami/
Why is it called Indian Ocean Tsunami Not Indonesian Tsunami?
Because the tsunami spreed all across the Indian Ocean ,not only in Indonesia.
What direction does a tsunami move in?
The tsunami wave moves through the ocean at about 400 mph. When it hits the shore it rises up and floods/smashes.
What was the most recent destructive tsunami?
One tsunami would be the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
What is the highest rate a tsunami can go?
In the deep ocean a tsunami wave travels at well over 800 kilometres per hour (500 mph). As the tsunami approaches the coast and the waters become shallow its velocity slows to below 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph) and it becomes taller.
When a tsunami travels through the ocean does it affect whales?
Tsumanis won't affect whales as they travel through the ocean because it would just be another wave out at sea. If the whales were close to shore they could be swept inland, though.
What speed does a tsunami wave move through the open ocean?
23 mph
What is the average speed of the wave?
Tsunamis can travel over 600 mph in the open ocean. It can only take a few hours for a tsunami to travel across an entire ocean. A regular wave travels at 90 km/hr. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/tsunami/
What is the average wind speed of a tsunami?
Tsunamis can travel over 600 mph in the open ocean. It can only take a few hours for a tsunami to travel across an entire ocean. A regular wave travels at 90 km/hr. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/tsunami/
Why is it called Indian Ocean Tsunami Not Indonesian Tsunami?
Because the tsunami spreed all across the Indian Ocean ,not only in Indonesia.
What is an ocean wave caused by an eartquake?
tsunami
What direction does a tsunami move in?
The tsunami wave moves through the ocean at about 400 mph. When it hits the shore it rises up and floods/smashes.
In what ocean did the Indonesian Tsunami occur?
The Tsunami that devastated Indonesia and other countries in 2004 was in the Indian Ocean.
What was the most recent destructive tsunami?
One tsunami would be the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
What is the highest rate a tsunami can go?
In the deep ocean a tsunami wave travels at well over 800 kilometres per hour (500 mph). As the tsunami approaches the coast and the waters become shallow its velocity slows to below 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph) and it becomes taller.
Can a large ship in the ocean feel a tsunami?
Not in the deep open ocean. Out there a tsunami will pass unnoticed under boats.
Where does the water fall water go?
It travels through the river until it reaches the ocean.
