Tsunami

A Wave Of Destruction

Made by Martina Camilleri & Meredith Ebejer

What is a Tsunami?

A tsunami is a series

of waves created

when a body of water,

such as an ocean is rapidly

displaced on a

massive scale

How can a Tsunami be generated ?

A tsunami can be generated when

the plate boundaries

abruptly deform and vertically displace the

overlying water

With what can a Tsunami be generated?

Earthquakes, mass movements above or below water, volcanic eruptions, landslides, large meteorite impacts & the testing with nuclear weapons at sea all help to generate tsunamis.

Tsunamis have been historically referred to as tidal waves because as they approach the land, they take on the characteristics of a violent onrushing tide rather than the sort of cresting waves that are formed by wind action upon the ocean.

A Tsunami has a much smaller

amplitude (wave height) offshore, and a very long wavelength, Which is why they generally pass unnoticed at sea, forming only

a “hump”.

A Devastating Tsunami

Sumatra, 26th

December 2006