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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 happens to a tsunami as it nears the shore?
As a tsunami nears the shore, its speed decreases and its height increases, causing it to build up into a towering wave. This process is called shoaling. Once the tsunami reaches shallow water near the shoreline, the wave slows down further, causing it to amplify in height and potential destructive force.
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 does the ocean waves change when it reaches shallow water?
When ocean waves reach shallow water, their speed decreases and their height increases. This process is called wave shoaling. The wave energy is forced to compress, causing the waves to break and become steeper before crashing onto the shore.
As water is cooled its density increases until its reaches about what?
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How you know when a tsunami is coming?
the tide will go out unnusally far causing the water to go very shallow
What happens to waves as they move from deep to shallow water?
when a tsunami wave hits shallow waters it increases in height.... With normal waves as a wave reaches shallow water the distance between the bottom and surface decreases forces the fast travelling wave to slow down but increase in height once the height of the wave above the waterline is greater than that of the distance between the bottom and surface the wave breaks
Does a whale like tsunami?
Most likely not. A whale in deep, open ocean water would probably not even notice a passing tsunami. In shallow water it would be a very stressful event.
What is As water is cooled its until it reaches about?
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