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Are shallow earthquakes more destructive than deeper earthquakes of the same intensity?
Earthquakes that happen in shallow water cause tsunami and other side affects like landslides.
Though they move across the deepest ocean basins seiches and tsunami are called shallow water waves How can this be?
just cuz
Why does the height of a wave change as it approaches shore?
When a deep-water pressure wave, such as a tsunami, caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, reaches the continental shelf, it compresses the pressure wave created. When the water gets more shallow, the wave height increases; This is simple physics: the speed of the wave actually slows as it enters shallower water. This slowing causes the wave length to shorten, but the kinetic energy contained in the pressure wave doesn't decrease. Thus the peaks get taller and the troughs get deeper.
What is the term for an water wave created by an earthquake?
its called a tsunami
Why do most oceanic quakes not form a tsunami?
Well first of all earthquakes form tsunami's because the ground is shaking and being broken up which makes the water uneven and cause the water to move and the more closer it gets to shore the more shallow the water is their and will cause a tsunami.The main reason is that the underwater earthquakes are not strong enough to generate a tsunami.Additional answerWhen one tectonic plate slides over the top of another suddenly the sea floor rises abruptly, pushing all the water directly above it upwards. This causes the tsunami. But not all plate movements are large enough to cause a tsunami.
What happens as a tsunami approaches shallow water near a harbour?
when a tsunami enters shallow water there is imediate danger that a tsunami is about to strike...!!(: ENJOY.
How could the coastal fishermen be saved during tsunami?
Coastal fishermen could be saved from a tsunami by taking their boats out to sea. A tsunami does not become particularly tall until lit reaches the shallow water near shore.
What prove is there that a cruise ship can survive a tsunami?
When getting word of a tsunami, a cruise ship will head out to the deepest part of the ocean she can reach. In deep water, a tsunami may only be a couple of feet or even inches high. It is not until the tsunami reaches shallow water that the wave reaches any appreciable height. In fact, a cruise ship in the middle of the ocean may be the safest place to be during a tsunami.
Is a tsunami highest when its in the middle of the ocean?
No. A tsunami is highest in the shallow water near shore.
How does an ocean waves change when it reaches shallow water?
A ocean wave changes when it reaches the shallow water because it washes away the land which is not onshore.
How dangerous are tsunami in the open ocean and why?
Tsunamis in the open ocean are not dangerous at all; they aren't even noticeable. In deep ocean water a tsunamis is only a few feet to a few inches high and dozens of miles long. It is only when a tsunami reaches shallow water that it gains height.
How does the ocean waves change when it reaches shallow water?
The ocean wave will get smaller when it reaches shallow water. Waves will always be higher and faster when traveling through deep waters.
How fast can a tsnuami travel?
This is the answer for your question. There is the Velocity of the tsunami. The past equation is for the shallow water.
As water is cooled its density increases until its reaches about what?
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As water is cooled its density increases until it reaches about?
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How does the depth of sea affect a tsunami?
The wave generated by a tsunami is really a large swell. Swells continue along until they meet the resistance of shallowing water. When the depth of the water can no longer handle the volume of water, the wave will rise up on top of the sand in shallower water and break. If the land form creates a gentle slope then the tsunami will appear as a very strong tidal flow. If the shore is steep then the swell will rise up and break against the beach. Most damage is not done by a large crashing wave, but by the sheer volume of water that is flowing onto the land and carrying debris along with it.
What is As water is cooled its until it reaches about?
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