Tsunamis!!!This term we have been researching on a topic that we had an interest in. But, the topic had to have something to do with Natural Disasters. This term I have learned lot from researching about Tsunamis.  

My Question was:                             What causes Tsunami’s?After lots of researching, I have found the answer and it has really surprised me that there was a really simple experiment that explains everything.  

The Answer was:

A Tsunami can be generated when converging and destructive plate boundaries move and vertically displace overlying water. Underwater earthquakes, landslides, explosions, volcanic eruptions and testing nuclear weapons in the sea or large body of water.  

Along the rings (Ring of Fire) edges, giant slabs of earth crusts called tectonic plates collide together. The plates suddenly come apart and then slam into a new position. This jolt causes an earthquake. If the earthquake lifts or drops on an ocean floor, the water above starts moving too. This triggers a Tsunami.  

If you have ever thrown a pebble or stone into a lake or a pond, and watched the ripples surround, you’ve seen this principle work.  

    A tsunami coming! tsunami1.jpg

 

Doesn’t this look scary? It is a tsunami swirling angrily!tsunami5.jpg 

Did you know that some survivors have said that they had heard a sucking sound accompanying some big waves just before the Tsunami! tsunami2.jpg

 



10 Responses to “Tsunamis???”

  1.   Nadine Says:

    Hi Monti!
    Thanks for commenting too! I’ve missed you heaps sister! Tsunamis are cool! The pictures are WOW!
    Anyway, I still know the hip-hop moves! And I haven’t started the books I’m SO busy with writing my own book (yes I’m serious!). I’m busy reading the library books too! :D :lol:
    You better read my book or you’ll be crazy, it’s SO funny and COOL!
    I haven’t even started my project! What are YOU doing? Anyway, I will start it, and it will look AMAZING!
    Bye Miss Monti! :P

  2.   Mickayla Says:

    Hay Monty!
    its me Mickayla GOSH its been a long time
    Thoose pics look scary it’s sad how many peoples lifes have been a effected by the damage of tsunamis!
    I hope i never come across a tsunami.Its funny my Aunty and Uncle weere thinking of going to Bali a few weeks before the tsunami ccured luckily they didn’nt end up going.

    Happy Bloging from:

    Mickayla

  3.   Nadine Says:

    Momti Momti, Momti!
    My holidays are great thanks, I’m stuck at home though Darling! :lol: You are a luck duck, for golly goodness, I’m BORED! :(
    You ate HEAPS of lollies? GOD! YUM! And cake and Ice cream, DON’T MAKE ME HUNGRY!!! :lol: :P
    I am making a volcano out of GOOD paper, it erupted today, it was SO COOL! I’ll show it to you at school! I just need colouring to make it look real! And I’m making a poster with the Information on Volcanoes on it. CAN’T WAIT TO SHOW YOU! :roll:
    THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENT! Why don’t we stay in touch for a while the holidays, keep commenting, you know? MISSY MOMTI OF Drawing! :mrgreen:
    I’m NOT making a new book! It’s the same one, the “The Heroes of Magic” one! Remember? It’s 35 pages now! I hope you’ll illustrate it for me my deary lovely illustrator, I’m afraid I’m poor when it comes to drawing. I’m offering you the job!
    Take it or not take it? I know you will Momtahina! EXCELLENT! Can’t wait till you read it, you should see, I can’t even BELIEVE i wrote it myself, it feels like an adult wrote it, a mature person, not ME! Read it and see, I LOVE IT! :)
    Bye and stay in touch, keep commenting, I will too! Tell me what’s happening will you? ;)
    And I’LL MISS YOU! BYE!
    P.S I almost forgot, YES i am FURIOUS at YOU-KNOW-WHO! I MAY act like I like her, but NO, okay? :lol:
    I will NEVER in the history of human girls EVER truly like her from deep inside, my goody-good-friend! :P
    Until then, ASTALABISTA MOMTI! (Get it? :lol: )
    Forgive me your highness for writing a HUGE comment! :lol: ;)
    From Your Best Friend, The Talented and Lovely Author, Nadine :)

  4.   Nadine Says:

    And also, (you’ll understand when you read the other comment) I haven’t finsihed the book yet, oh no! It’s not an inch CLOSE to the end! I’m serious! :lol:
    Bye Momti! :P

  5.   Naveen Says:

    Hi Momtahina. It’s so great to hear about your test results. Sorry I took a long time to comment on your blog. I’ve been really busy.
    Anyway Tsunami’s they’re are really scary! And nice post, I learnt some stuff as well.
    Ok gotta go sorry.
    See ya
    Naveen
    :)
    P.S
    This how you say hello in Punjabi. Sat Sri Akal. You pronounce it as sus sree kal.
    Bye

  6.   natnat Says:

    Hi Momtahina!

    I’m really looking forward to your project. The tsunamis are really, really scary. I hope no tsunami like that is going to come to Sydney. But maybe it will in a hundred years ( I hope not though)! But as I said before, I am really looking forward to your project. Comment on your blog later!

    Natalie

  7.   Naomi Says:

    Hi Momtahina,

    Those things do cause tsunamis. An underwater earthquake caused the biggest tsunami :shock:
    There is such thing as a volcanic tsunami you know.
    What is the most common thing to cause tsunamis? And why?
    Naomi :mrgreen:

  8.   Nadine Says:

    Hey Momti!
    I knew the girk died because in the poem they said so. Sad!!
    In the Harry Potter books, I want to borrow the last one, but not now or this term maybe. Or maybe not. I’ll tell you at school!! ;)
    I might read it anyway. It DOES get broing, RIGHT!!! :P
    Got to run, until then bye! PLEASE HELP ME CARRY MY PROJECT!!! :) I’m getting it on monday! See you! :lol:

  9.   Diala Says:

    Hi Momtahina!
    I think the waves look really cool and scary, i wouldn’t want to be in there! SCARY!! :) Tsunamis is a good subject because they are really good types of things to research.
    Good luck and keep working hard. Thanks for sharing that information!! :P
    P.S Nadine helped me write this comment.
    and keep it up.

  10.   katherine Says:

    Hi Momtahina,
    Ahh! You got scary pictures there.
    Just to let you know i have’nt heard from you much but hey who minds :)
    Oh and these pictures scare me,its like i was there and great to see that over these past few years you’ve did lots your
    self but yeah you’ve got lots of info there:)
    Okay thats all :)

    Bye

    From:Katherine

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