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What are seismic waves also called?
Seismic sea waves are also called a tsunami.
What is the name of the tidal wave that can occur after a earthquake?
Such waves have nothing to do with tides. The preferred term is tsunami.
A sea wave that is created when the sea floor slips after an underwater earthquake?
The succession of waves is called a tsunami.
How fast were the waves going in japan's tsunami?
Very very fast
Why do ships in the open ocean not notice passage of a tsunami wave?
Seismic waves moving through the ocean do not form tsunami's until they approach land. At that point the forward motion of the waves pile up on the land and form a series of forward flows that do not have an opportunity to recede due to the following waves. As a result, the waves keep coming on top of the previous waves and come farther inland. Ships at sea do not notice the tsunami until they are over the continental shelf.
A succession of ocean waves set in by a submarine earthquake is called?
A submarine earthquake causes a tsunami.
How high can tsunami waves reach during a tsunami event?
Tsunami waves can reach heights of over 100 feet during a tsunami event.
How can tsunami made flood?
tsunami's are huge waves:)
Why is a tsunami like this?
a tsunami is like a giant group of waves
A succession of ocean waves set in motion by a submarine earthquake is called?
A succession of ocean waves set in motion by a submarine earthquake is called a tsunami. Tsunamis can travel long distances across the ocean and can cause widespread destruction and flooding when they reach land.
How tall were the stunami waves in chapan?
the correct spelling is Japan and tsunami. The tsunami waves were 33 feet high.
What tragedy led to fukushima daiichi nuclear plant tragedy?
The Tohoku Earthquake set off a very large tsunami referred to as the Tohoku Tsunami. The earthquake was the most powerful measured in Japan. The tsunami had very high waves, but was not a record breaker. Unfortunately, the power plant at Fukushima Daiichi was not designed to withstand waves more than about a third of the size of the one that hit it, and had much of its emergency equipment in the basement, where it was not protected from flooding.
Tsunami waves are almost the same as ripples caused by throwing a rock into a pond. What is the major difference between the two?
The energy source of tsunami waves is much greater The energy source of Tsunami waves is much greater
What is the return of waves from a surface?
a tsunami
What are the waves that are made by earthquakes?
tsunami
Waves from an earthquake are known as?
Tsunami
What is a tsunami short definition?
Tsunami is a series of long, high sea waves.
