Tsunamis
How can you stay safe?
you can learn about the local wave and how often tsunamis occur.
having an evacuation plan to higher ground to excape.
if near a body of water take notice of rapid rising and fall if this occurs tell others around you.
never stay in lower ground or stay near a tsunami.
What is a tsunami?
a tsunami is huge waves caused by rapid rising and falling of the botom of the ocean.
in the open ocean they reach the hight of one metre but near coast they can reach the hight of nearly thirty metres.
How does a tsunami form?
a tsunami is created from an ocean or body or water, they are created form disturbances on the ocean floor. such as land slides, earth quakes and meteorite impatct.
the sea has a reaction from the movement of up and down caused by and example an earth quake. The rising and falling action causes the surface ofv the ocean to mimic creating high waves. theses wave get bigger as they near the coast and catch greater speed due to the bottom of the ocean being higher.