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Why do you think English speakers use a Japanese word to name the huge waves caused by earthquakes?
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The Japanese studied them the most.
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What are huge waves call caused by earthquakes?
Huge earthquake-caused waves are called tsunami in Japanese.
Are most earthquakes caused by folding?
Most earthquakes are not caused by folding they are actually caused by faulting a sudden movement of land caused by friction.
What are earthquakes related to?
Earthquakes are related to plate movements as it is caused by them.
What are explosion earthquakes?
earthquakes caused by a nuclear or chemical reaction
Is the pacific ring of fire a earthquakes produced mainly by plates moving away from each other?
no, they're caused by japanese geniuses infuriated by your bad grammar.
What are huge waves call caused by earthquakes?
Huge earthquake-caused waves are called tsunami in Japanese.
Why did the English speakers use a Japanese word to name the huge waves caused by earthquake?
Why should English speakers Westernize and Anglicize an event that rarely happens in the West? Using a Japanese word connects it best to the Japanese event of having the ocean roll itself back out into the ocean, only to return as a huge, tall wave and slam the returning water into the shore.
Why do English use a Japanese word for a huge wave caused by earthquakes?
English creates or takes words as it needs them from other languages. Thousands of examples could be given if one decides to take the time; 'tsunami' is one of them.
Are most earthquakes caused by folding?
Most earthquakes are not caused by folding they are actually caused by faulting a sudden movement of land caused by friction.
What are earthquakes related to?
Earthquakes are related to plate movements as it is caused by them.
What are explosion earthquakes?
earthquakes caused by a nuclear or chemical reaction
What are faults caused by?
earthquakes
What are earthquakes caused by?
Tremors
Are tsunamis caused by tidal waves?
no it is caused by earthquakes
What causes tsunami and earthquakes in Japan?
Earthquakes in Japan are caused by the movement of tectonic plates. A tsunami is a large ocean wave that is caused by sudden motion on the ocean floor which can be triggered by earthquakes.
Are earthquakes caused by wind?
No, earthquakes cannot be caused by the wind at all. Earthquakes are caused by tectonic plate boundaries, where the moving plates generate pressure. The pressure is released as an earthquake. Occasionally earthquakes may be caused by volcanoes, but this is simply another effect of moving tectonic plates. So the wind has no influence whatsoever on earthquakes or seismic activity.
Is the pacific ring of fire a earthquakes produced mainly by plates moving away from each other?
no, they're caused by japanese geniuses infuriated by your bad grammar.
