Tsunamis

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Tsunamis

• By Emily Mashburn and Ricardo Amiel

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Table of Contents

• What is a Tsunami?
• What are the causes of Tsunamis?
• Can we do any thing to stop tsunamis?
• Thank You
• Written sources

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What is a Tsunami?

• Huge Waves
• Harbor Wave
• 100 feet tall

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Can we do any thing to stop Tsunamis?
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Examples

• 2004 Indonesia
• 1960 Chile
• 1946 Hawaii and Alaska
• 1896 Japan

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Main Question

• What are causes of tsunamis ?

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Causes of tsunamis.

• Plate tectonics
• Under water volcanoes
• Under water earthquakes
• Impacts from asteroids and comets

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Plate tectonics

• Oceanic plates and continental plates
• Earthquakes
• www.unitedsteaming.com

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Under water volcano

• Eruptions
• Magma

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Underwater (submarine) Volcano

• http//www.crystalinks.com/w the pacific.

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Under water earthquakes

• Swallows huge chunks of land and rocks

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Impacts from asteroids and comets

• When it bumps the ocean it makes huge waves

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What is our responsibility?

• Backpack
• Animals
• Somewhere high
• Escape route

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What are scientist doing know to stop Tsunamis?

• Programs
• Computers
• Warning system
• Trees planted

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Thank You

• Mr.
• Sostak

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Thank You

• Mrs.
• Karen

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Thank You

• Mrs. Mila

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Thank You

• Mrs. Celia

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Thank You/

• Fadia and Upasana

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Thank You

• Mrs. Ximena

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Written Sources

• www.pbs.org
• Powerful Waves by D.M Souza
• www.yahooligins.com
• www.unitedstreaming.com