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Tsunami are created by a massive amount of underwater rock, from the wall of any land mass that rises up from the bottom of the ocean or sea, breaking free and falling to the bottom of the body of water. An underwater land slide. The rock in motion pushes the water below it and draws the water above it to back fill its downward slide. These huge pressure fronts, high in front of it and low behind it, create an anomaly that the body of water will equalize, but the tidal forces in the body of water will propagate outward from this phenomenon. The size of the tidal force created depends on the incline, height, and volume of rock involved in this under water land slide. This forms huge waves that propagate away from the slide. The waves don't appear very high on the surface until they approach the incline of a beach. When they reach the incline, the massive amount of water in this propagated wave washes up onto the gradual incline of a shoreline as a devastating volume of water, varying in depth by the strength of the tsunami, which is determined by the size of the underwater land slide at the origin.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoTsunami impacts vary because it depends on how powerful the tsunami wave is and how high it is.
Eg./ The Japanese tsunami was very powerful as it was 10 metres high and wiped out half of the country but it did have a very small one which was only a metre high and it didn't kill anyone and only affected a small part of the environment
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Can a tsunami hit Rhode Island?
Any coastal port/ city (as well as some inland ones), are always vulnerable to a tsunami. While tsunamis which are generated by earthquakes are the most common (and these are in now well defined zones), not all tsunamis are generated by them. Tsunami can also be generated by under sea landslides or meteorite impacts.
Why do earthquake's impacts vary?
differences in earthquake intensity; differences in demographics at/near the earthquake site
How many people were killed in the 2004 tsunami?
Where Indian Ocean when 02004-12-262004, December 26 death toll 229,866
How many liters does a tsunami contain?
No way to measure- it will vary from one event to another, but involves MILLIONS of liters of water.
Is a tsunami a type of weather?
No, tsunamis are caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or asteroid impacts, which then displace a massive amount of water, in the form of multiple tsunami waves. Earthquakes, volcanoes, and asteroids have nothing to do with the weather.
What was the human impacts on the boxing day tsunami?
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What is the destruction level of a tsunami?
It depends on how large the tsunami is.. they all vary! :)
What is the difference between tsunami and meteorite?
A tsunami is a large ocean wave or series of waves usually triggered by an underwater earthquake or landslide. A meteorite is a rock from outer space that falls to earth and impacts the surface. A large meteorite impact can trigger a tsunami.
Why tsunami takes place?
A tsunami is caused by the displacement of a large volume of water,typically an ocean or a large lake.Eartquakes,volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions ,landslides ,glacier calvings,meteorite impacts and other disturbances above or below all have the potential to generate a tsunami. :)
What else can trigger a tsunami?
A large landslide, volcanic eruptions, large underwater explosions and large meteorite impacts would all potentially be capable of triggering a Tsunami. Please see the related links for more information.
Do tsunami only occur due to earthquakes?
No. Tsunamis can also occur as a result of landslides, volcanic eruptions, meteor impacts, and underwater explosions.
What impact do tsunamis have on people?
They definitely do not have good impacts on people. when a tsunami happens in a country it kills a lot of people and destroys their homes and their cities.
What are the Cultural impacts of a tsunami?
Similar to those of any widespread natural disaster. Culture is less important to people than staying alive.
Can a Japanese earthquake affect US?
Yes, An earthquake in Japan can result in a tsunami that impacts Hawaii, Guam, Alaska or the US west coast
Can a tsunami hit Rhode Island?
Any coastal port/ city (as well as some inland ones), are always vulnerable to a tsunami. While tsunamis which are generated by earthquakes are the most common (and these are in now well defined zones), not all tsunamis are generated by them. Tsunami can also be generated by under sea landslides or meteorite impacts.
Why do earthquake's impacts vary?
differences in earthquake intensity; differences in demographics at/near the earthquake site
How many people were killed in the 2004 tsunami?
Where Indian Ocean when 02004-12-262004, December 26 death toll 229,866
