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An under water earthquake precedes a tsunami. Earthquake causes seismic waves which set up the water in motion with a large force. This causes a tsunami.
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Why does the water level rise after a tsunami?
Normally it doesn't. Any change in water level is secondary to the earthquake that causes (most) tsunamis and/or the rise or fall of the land that accompanies it.
What is a flood that occurs when a wall of water?
It is called a tsunami
What level earthquake causes a tsunami?
6.9
Why there is no rise or decrease in water level of ocean?
because due to the process of water cycle.Water cycle maintains the normal level of ocean neither more nor less.
A large water wave called a can be generated by underwater earthquakes?
It is a tsunami.
Why does the water level rise after a tsunami?
Normally it doesn't. Any change in water level is secondary to the earthquake that causes (most) tsunamis and/or the rise or fall of the land that accompanies it.
How do the earth plates start the tsunami?
When the Earths plates crack water starts to rise and the lands feature curves the water and the tsunami begins
Will the tsunami hit modesto?
There is no way for a tsunami wave to affect any place in the central valley of California. The wave would have to travel into the San Francisco Bay first, when, upon doing so, it will be truncated on both sides by the narrow passage that the waves that actually do make it though will quickly disperse into a total water level rise of a few centimeters AT MOST. This water level rise will not be able to raise the water level of the estuary region at all, and thus no water can disperse into the higher elevations of the central valley.
When the anchor is thrown into the water will the water level in the pool drop or rise?
The anchor displaces water and the water level will rise.
Why does the sea level rise after tsunami?
As the water recedes back into the ocean, it doesn't just go straight back out to deep waters. It stays closer to the coast, which causes the rise of ocean levels. +++ Sorry, but that is wrong. A tsunami is a wave and once the water it has flung onto land has flowed back to the sea, sea-level is as it was. In fact, however devastating the tsunami, the volume of water it moves is so small compared to world-wide ocean volume, its effect on sea-level is too all intents and purposes, non-existent. Water cannot behave as you say anyway! One very important point. The section heading is "Global Warming, Oceans and Seas". Most, and certainly the most destructive, Tsunami have nothing to do with climate or sea-level change.
How can you see a tsunami coming?
You can't see a tsunami coming, but you can tell by if the water level has drawn back significantly.
What happens when you add energy to water at sea level?
I don't know ow you add energy to the sea but if you could then the tides or waves would rise much higher that may cause Tsunami.
What is the alternate rise and fall in the level of sea water?
The rise and fall is the tides.
Do tsunamis kill water life creatures?
no tsunami's actually wont be noticed at sea, its as it approximates the shore when water levels start to rise
What will happend when you add marbles in water?
The water will be displaced, and the water level will rise.
What term is given to a rise in sea level where the sea advances over the land?
High tide. Also called an incoming tide. A tsunami also qualifies. The water rushing ashore in advance of a hurricane is called a 'surge.'
How is a tsunami found when it is out at sea?
It is felt (seen) as a rise in the water level that persists for a period of time and then the water returns to it's previous level. It can be as little as a few inches or as much as a foot or more depending on the size of the earthquake that caused it and the water depth, (ie: the distance from the shore as the land slopes up and the wave begins to pile up.
