~~DEFINITION OF A TSUNAMI~~

Tsunami is a very large and powerful ocean wave.

~~CAUSES OF A TSUNAMI~~

From our research, we found out that TSUNAMIS are caused by volcanoes, eruptions, land slides, earthquakes and impacts by asteroids or comets. Earthquakes generate tsunamis when the sea floor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlaying water. Landslides, volcanic eruptions and cosmic collisions generate tsunamis by any disturbance that displaces a large water mass from it's regular position.

~~EFFECTS OF TSUNAMI~~

As a Tsunami approaches shore, it begins to grow in height. Like other water waves, tsunamis begin to lose force as they rush to shore. Tsunamis can cause alot of damage to a place. It is a very powerful natural disaster ( FORCE ). Despite the amount of force it loses, it still reaches the coast with tremendous amount of strength. Tsunamis have great potential of erosion, destroying beaches of sand that have taken years to accumulate and knocking down trees. Tsunamis can flood hundreds of meters. It is a very destructing wave.

This is an example of the outcome of a TSUNAMI----->>>>

<<<<---This is when the TSUNAMI is forming in the deep ocean.~~~~~~

<<<<---This is when the TSUNAMI is approaching the shore.~~~~~~~~

LIST OF WEBSITES TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE NATURAL DISASTER TSUNAMI.

1.http://www.geophys.washington.edu/tsunami/intro.html

This site was a very interesting site. It explained the physics of tsunami.

2. http://search.yahoo.com/bin/search?p=tsunami

This site is a good site if you want to know more about tsunami oceanography. ItÕs very instructful.

3. http://www.encyclopedia.com/articles/13094.html

This site shows you how you track a tsunami. It also has other instructive information.

4. http://www.geophys.washington.edu/tsunami/welcome.html

This site explains the origin of a tsunami. It has a lot of interesting facts.

CREDITS: These are all the students that distributed their time and effort to make this Website Fun. Our hope is that this website is informative and helpful to you in any research you would like to do on the natural disaster TSUNAMI.

The Students are...........

~~Erika De Luna

~~~~Lidiana Javier

~~~~~~~Gloria Keith

~~~~~~~~~~Tanekqua Silva

~~~~~~~~~~~~~Myoshi Carree

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Temu Bacot