1 / 11

Tsunamis

Tsunamis. Cornell Notes Page 137. What is a Tsunami?. a series of long water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of water. typically resemble a rapidly rising tide on shore . What is a Tsunami?. What causes Tsunamis?. Usually caused by underwater earthquakes.

xander
Download Presentation

Tsunamis

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Tsunamis Cornell Notes Page 137

  2. What is a Tsunami? • a series of long water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of water. • typically resemble a rapidly rising tide on shore.

  3. What is a Tsunami?

  4. What causes Tsunamis? • Usually caused by underwater earthquakes

  5. What else causes tsunamis? Landslides, glacier calvings, volcanic eruptions, meteoroids, nuclear testing

  6. What are the warning signs? Earthquake Water rapidly retreats back into the ocean Debris in water Animals…? Roaring sound

  7. Worst Tsunami on Record? • 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami • over 230,000 people died

  8. Slide 3: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/pictures/110315-nuclear-reactor-japan-tsunami-earthquake-world-photos-meltdown/#/japan-earthquake-tsunami-nuclear-unforgettable-pictures-wave_33291_600x450.jpg

More Related