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No. Tsunamis may only be a few centimetres high in DEEP water but as the water depth decreases the wave height increases.

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Tsunamis are only a feet high in shallow water?

Tsunamis can reach heights of over 100 feet in shallow water due to the immense energy they carry. As they reach the shore and the water becomes shallower, the wave height can increase dramatically, resulting in devastating impacts on coastal areas. It is important to take tsunami warnings seriously and evacuate to higher ground if necessary.


Are you safer in the middle of the ocean or on the shore during a tsunami?

You are safer in the middle of the ocean, where a tsunamis is barely even noticeable. It only becomes dangerous when it enters shallow water.


Why a tsunami cannot be seen as it travels through the ocean?

A tsunami is not typically visible in deep ocean waters because it has a long wavelength and low amplitude, causing the wave height to be small compared to the water depth. This makes it difficult to detect visually. It is only when the tsunami approaches shallow waters near coastal areas that the wave height increases, leading to the devastating impact we associate with tsunamis.


Can a tsunami happen in a pool?

They don't. A tsunami is an ocean wave. For a tsunami to occur, it needs a huge fetch (distance) to run. To date, the only method of creating one is major shifts in the earth, particularly around faults.


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.

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Tsunamis are only a feet high in shallow water?

Tsunamis can reach heights of over 100 feet in shallow water due to the immense energy they carry. As they reach the shore and the water becomes shallower, the wave height can increase dramatically, resulting in devastating impacts on coastal areas. It is important to take tsunami warnings seriously and evacuate to higher ground if necessary.


Are you safer in the middle of the ocean or on the shore during a tsunami?

You are safer in the middle of the ocean, where a tsunamis is barely even noticeable. It only becomes dangerous when it enters shallow water.


How many ships sunk on open ocean by tsunamis?

None in the open ocean because in the open ocean the tsunami waves are not very large. They only build as they hit shallow water.


Can a tsunami happen in a pool?

They don't. A tsunami is an ocean wave. For a tsunami to occur, it needs a huge fetch (distance) to run. To date, the only method of creating one is major shifts in the earth, particularly around faults.


Why a tsunami cannot be seen as it travels through the ocean?

A tsunami is not typically visible in deep ocean waters because it has a long wavelength and low amplitude, causing the wave height to be small compared to the water depth. This makes it difficult to detect visually. It is only when the tsunami approaches shallow waters near coastal areas that the wave height increases, leading to the devastating impact we associate with tsunamis.


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.


Do hurricanes make tsunamis?

No, hurricanes do not make tsunamis. Hurricanes are formed by atmospheric conditions, while tsunamis are typically caused by underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides displacing water.


Why do coral live only in shallow water?

cords can grow better and refresh


Do tsunamis only happen in the ocean?

No. Tsunamis have happened on lakes as well.


Do tsunamis cause earthquakes?

Earthquakes are one (but not the only) cause of tsunamis.


Why are tsunamis associated with earthquakes?

Well, earthquakes do cause tsunamis. But only underwater earthquakes. Plus, they have to be a transform plate boundary earthquake(caused by subduction).Any displacement of water will cause a tsunami. In short, some underwater earthquakes cause tsunamis.


Can tsunamis happen in rivers?

No they can't. Tsunamis only happen in the ocean.