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What is a common name of a tsunami?
A common name for a tsunami is a "seismic sea wave."
What tsunami is not a tidal wave?
The one that is not caused by and earthquake or seaquake. Well you can see that a tsunami will still be in the air, it can be called the wall of water, it goes over land. Wile a tidal wave is a beach wave that still goes over land, that means that a tsunami is worse.
How many wave were there in the Japanese tsunami?
The Japanese tsunami of 2011 had just one primary wave, which caused widespread devastation along the coast of Japan.
What is a ocean-wide Tsunami?
Local and regional are two different types that are based on one person's perspective. If a tsunami is regional, that means that it is in one area. If a tsunami is local, that means that it is in MY area, or very close to where I am.
When the Philippines had that big storm was it a tsunami?
No, the big storm that hit the Philippines was a typhoon named Haiyan in 2013. It was one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded and caused widespread destruction. A tsunami is different from a typhoon; it is generated by underwater seismic activity and can cause massive waves when it reaches the shore.
What is a common name of a tsunami?
A common name for a tsunami is a "seismic sea wave."
Is the tsunami wave stronger than the hurricane?
Yes, the tsunami wave is stronger than the hurricane. The tsunami wave is a huge pile of water that can travel on land like one of the tsunami wave hit the states of Hawaii on march 11, 2010 off the west coast of the United States after Japan earthquake. Hurricanes are strong enough to blow houses, vehicles and boats away but then have to go back to the water to get more strength but the tsunami wave just continue traveling without having to go back to the water. The tsunami wave is much stronger than the hurricane and it is big enough to crush the whole entire building.
What type of tsunami was the boxing day tsunami?
big one that is obviously a good one
Is a tsunami one large wave?
yes <><><><><> and no. Many tsunamis have multiple shock waves.
What tsunami is not a tidal wave?
The one that is not caused by and earthquake or seaquake. Well you can see that a tsunami will still be in the air, it can be called the wall of water, it goes over land. Wile a tidal wave is a beach wave that still goes over land, that means that a tsunami is worse.
How many wave were there in the Japanese tsunami?
The Japanese tsunami of 2011 had just one primary wave, which caused widespread devastation along the coast of Japan.
What is a ocean-wide Tsunami?
Local and regional are two different types that are based on one person's perspective. If a tsunami is regional, that means that it is in one area. If a tsunami is local, that means that it is in MY area, or very close to where I am.
What kind of tsunami did japan have?
a big one
When the Philippines had that big storm was it a tsunami?
No, the big storm that hit the Philippines was a typhoon named Haiyan in 2013. It was one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded and caused widespread destruction. A tsunami is different from a typhoon; it is generated by underwater seismic activity and can cause massive waves when it reaches the shore.
How did the tsnami happen?
went tectonic plates shift, they move everything above it and around it too. if that happens to be water, it will create a wave. If one of these waves is big enough, it is called a tsunami.
Is a tsunami one big wave?
No, a tsunami is a series of waves caused by a sudden disturbance, such as an earthquake or underwater volcanic eruption. The waves can vary in size and may appear as a rapidly advancing tide or a series of breaking waves.
What does windblown mean?
It means that the wind has blown it. Like for example a wind blown wave is a wave caused by the air currents that makes the wave travel, a tsunami is one kind of that.
