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Tsunami are huge because of plate tectonics. When the rocks are trying to move because its tensional and it gets jam its still has energy running through the rocks which is trying to pull apart and when it do it causes a pull in the earth and when it does everything above it moves including the water pushing forward to make land. 10% is the crust, 70% is the mantle, 30% is the lava. when it does the tsunami can be huge because there is no place for the water to go so it goes on and can hit islands what are surrounded are close by.
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Despite the incredible muddle what you say is vaguely in the right direction, but does not answer the actual question: the size of a tsunami. That is governed by the speed and volume of the displacement, and can be very small.
What you were trying to describe is subduction of sea-bed crust below the continent forming the coast of a closing ocean. The movement of the sinking slab is not smooth and steady but a series of violent jerks whose vibrations are earthquakes. The largest tsunamis result from the sudden displacement of water by the slip.
Tsunamis can also be thrown up by underwater sediment slides down steep slopes.
What else can I help you with?
How do tsunamis become giant waves?
Giant ocean waves may be the result of constructive interference of smaller waves.
Are tidal waves the same as regular ocean waves?
No, tidal waves are not the same as regular ocean waves. Tidal waves are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun, leading to the rise and fall of the ocean level. Regular ocean waves are caused by the wind transferring energy to the water's surface.
Can typhoons trigger tsunamis?
Yes....a Hurricane is what the storm is called in the Northern Atlantic Ocean. When the same storm occurs in the Pacific Ocean it is referred to as a typhoon. As well as when the storm occurs in the Indian Ocean it is referred to as a cyclone.
What type of ocean wave moves the fastest?
Tsunamis are the fastest ocean waves, traveling across the ocean at speeds of up to 500-600 miles per hour. This is much faster than wind-generated waves or currents.
What term describes giant waves in the ocean caused by earthquakes or volcanoes?
Tsunamis. These are large ocean waves triggered by underwater seismic activity such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or underwater landslides. Tsunamis can travel across entire ocean basins and cause significant destruction along coastlines when they make landfall.
The cause of normal waves but not tsunamis?
the normal waves are produced due to the attractional or gravitational force between the earth and the moon but the tsunamis are caused due to the movement of the tectonic plates undet the ocean.
Do Mongolia get tsunamis?
No. Being a landlocked country, Mongolia has no ocean shoreline. Tsunamis are large ocean waves.
What countries get tsunamis?
Tsunamis or Tidal Waves can happen on any country that borders a Sea or an Ocean.
Does the Pacific Ocean have huge waves?
Yes. They are called Tsunamis.
How do tsunamis become giant waves?
Giant ocean waves may be the result of constructive interference of smaller waves.
What happens when tsunami erupts?
Nothing . . . tsunamis are ocean waves, not volcanoes.
Are tidal waves the same as regular ocean waves?
No, tidal waves are not the same as regular ocean waves. Tidal waves are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun, leading to the rise and fall of the ocean level. Regular ocean waves are caused by the wind transferring energy to the water's surface.
What the differences between tsunamis and rouge waves?
a rouge wave is a wave in the ocean, and a tsunamis is a a wave made near a coast.
How do you spell tsumnamies?
The plural noun is spelled tsunamis (destructive ocean waves).
How is an earthquake related to a tsunami?
Tsunamis can be caused by earthquakes that occur on the ocean floor. Tsunamis are also referred to as Seismic Sea Waves
Why normal waves are different to tsunamis?
Normal ocean waves are a surface feature caused primarily by wind. Water beneath the surface is barely affected by what's going on at the surface. Tsunamis (often mistakenly called "tidal waves") are immense pressure waves caused by undersea earthquakes. Emerging from the epicenter of the quake, these waves propagate through the entire depth of the ocean and travel at close to 700 miles per hour. At sea, they are usually barely visible, but as soon as they approach shore, the shrinking depth of the water forces the pressure wave (and the water containing it) up to catastrophic heights.
Is there earthquakes in the ocean?
Oh, yes. That's one of the biggest causes of Tsunamis, or Tiday Waves.
