Question

Please tell the difference between tide and tsunami.

Answer 1

Although both are sea waves, a tsunami and a tidal wave are two different and unrelated phenomena. A tidal wave is a shallow water wave caused by the gravitational interactions between the Sun, Moon, and Earth. ("Tidal wave" was used in earlier times to describe what we now call a tsunami.) A tsunamis is an ocean wave triggered by large earthquakes that occur near or under the ocean, volcanic eruptions, submarine landslides, or by onshore landslides in which large volumes of debris fall into the water.

Answer 2

Wave - These are the surface waves that occur on the free surface of water bodies - oceans, seas, lakes, rivers etc. Created because of the wind drift

Tides - These are periodic rises and falls of large bodies of water. They are caused by the gravitational attraction between the Earth and the Moon.