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TSUNAMI

TSUNAMI. Tsunamis. Learning Objectives: To develop your understanding of the term Tsunami. To be able to identify the reason a tsunami occurs and its affects. The Origin of the Word. The word “Tsunami” comes from the Japanese word ‘tsu’ (meaning harbour) and ‘nami’ (meaning wave).

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TSUNAMI

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  1. TSUNAMI

  2. Tsunamis Learning Objectives: • To develop your understanding of the term Tsunami. • To be able to identify the reason a tsunami occurs and its affects.

  3. The Origin of the Word • The word “Tsunami” comes from the Japanese word ‘tsu’ (meaning harbour) and ‘nami’ (meaning wave). • Tsunamis are common throughout Japanese history, with 195 documented events. Tsunami: A series of waves created when a body of water (ex. Ocean) is rapidly displaced from events such as, underwater earthquakes, volcanic action, nuclear testing, landslides or even asteroid impacts.

  4. HOW A TSUNAMI IS CREATED The displaced water then moves away from the Earthquake epicentre, creating a large wave that forms a tsunami Tectonic plates converge on plate boundaries, forcing one plate upwards. This causes an Earthquake, and displaces LARGE amounts of water.

  5. Other Ways a Tsunami is Formed If an asteroid hits an ocean, it could cause a large Tsunami. Underwater volcano eruption can cause a A tsunami A landslide that deposits large amounts of rock into a body of water could cause a tsunami

  6. Warning Signs What warning signs are there to tell a person a tsunami is going to hit the coastline? Tsunamis are difficult to detect out in the ocean. The only warnings signs are, if you can feel an earthquake or if you see the draw back of the shoreline.

  7. Why are Tsunamis difficult to detect out in the Ocean? • THE BUILD UP OF THE WAVE: • Large amounts of water is displaced • The water moves away from point of origin • Initially the wave HEIGHT is SMALL, with a LARGE wave LENGTH • As the wave reaches a coast, the DRAWBACK slows the front of the wave, causing the back to catch up. • This condenses the wave length and INCREASES the wave height dramatically.

  8. How do coastlines affect the height of the tsunami The height of a tsunami is partially dependent on the coastline. If the coast has a gradual drop-off in the water, the wave height will not be forced to build up in height dramatically, keeping a larger wave length. If the coastline has a steep drop-off into the water, then the wave’s height increases drastically. This is due to the water under the wave being forced upward as it hits the shore

  9. This image is of a tsunami the struck Thailand on 26th Dec. 2004.

  10. The Indian Ocean Tsunami This undersea mega thrust ___________ struck at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time) in the Indian Ocean off the western coast of northern Sumatra, __________. It was the largest earthquake on Earth since ______, and tied for _______ largest since 1900. This earthquake cause a giant Tsunami, that took over 200, 000 lives in __________ countries. Indonesia 1964 eleven earthquake fourth Epicentre of the earthquake

  11. The progress of the wave across the ocean

  12. How BIG? The earthquake was unusually large in geographical extent. An estimated 1,200 km (750 mi) of fault line slipped 20 m (60 ft) along the subduction zone where the India Plate dives under the Burma Plate. The seabed of the Burma plate is estimated to have risen several metres vertically up over the India plate, creating shock waves in the Indian Ocean that travelled at up to 800 km/h (500 mi/h), forming tsunamis when they reached land.

  13. The epicentre of the earthquake was 155 miles from Banda Aceh, off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia • Within hours had affected millions of people living along coastlines facing the Indian ocean • The graphics below show how high the wave was as it arrived at different places around the Indian Ocean:

  14. Satellite photographs of part of Banda Aceh, the nearest large settlement in Indonesia to the epicentre of the earthquake and the one most affected by the Tsunami in terms of the amount of people who died

  15. A street littered with vehicles and other debris near Patong Beach in Phuket http://youtube.com/watch?v=kGIz_-2UFJc&feature=related

  16. Homework • Visit this website… http://www.fema.gov/kids/tsunami/

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