A Tsunami is a series of huge ________________ caused by the undersea displacement of a
huge volume of water caused by an earthquake, volcano, rock ______________, or other
catastrophic event. Most Tsunamis are caused by underwater earthquakes, but not all
underwater earthquakes cause Tsunamis - an earthquake has to be over magnitude 7.5 for it to
cause a Tsunami. About 90 percent of all Tsunamis occur in the Pacific ____________. A
Tsunami can travel at 700 kph (500 mph) - as fast as a jet flies. It can take only a few hours
for a Tsunami to travel across an entire ocean.
When a Tsunami hits a coastline, it can cause great destruction and loss of
_______________. Many Tsunamis can be _____________________________ before they
hit ____________, and the loss of life could be minimized with the use of modern
________________________.
The word Tsunami comes from the _________________word meaning "harbor wave."
Tsunamis are sometimes incorrectly called "_______________waves". Tsunamis are not
caused by the tides (__________are caused by the gravitational force of the moon on the sea).
If you are on the beach and you see the water recede quickly and unexpectedly from the
beach, run toward ________________ ground or inland. There may be a
________________coming. Also, if you are on the coast and there is an earthquake, there
may be a Tsunami, so run toward higher ground or inland. Many beaches have Tsunami
warning sirens -- do not ignore them.
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Explanation:
A tsunami is a series of great sea waves caused by an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption. More rarely, a tsunami can be generated by a giant meteor impact with the ocean. THE INDIAN OCEAN tsunami generated by the most powerful earthquake in decades on December 26 is believed to have killed more than 150,000 people and made millions homeless, making it perhaps the most destructive tsunami in history. Tsunamis have been relatively rare in the Indian Ocean. They are most prevalent in the Pacific. But every ocean has generated the scourges. Many countries are at risk. Scientists have found traces of an asteroid-collision event that they say would have created a giant tsunami that swept around the Earth several times, inundating everything except the mountains 3.5 billion years ago. The coastline of the continents was changed drastically and almost all life on land was exterminated.
An earthquake generates a tsunami if it is of sufficient force and there is violent movement of the earth causing substantial and sudden displacement of a massive amount of water. A tsunami is not a single wave but a series of waves, also known as a wave train. The first wave in a tsunami is not necessarily the most destructive. Tsunamis are not tidal waves. Tsunami waves can be very long (as much as 60 miles, or 100 kilometers) and be as far as one hour apart. They are able to cross entire oceans without great loss of energy. The Indian Ocean tsunami traveled as much as 3,000 miles (nearly 5,000 kilometers) to Africa, arriving with sufficient force to kill people and destroy property.
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