NOVA: The Wave that Shook the World
1. A tsunami is a long high wave caused by earth-quakes, land-slides, volcano eruptions, and asteroids.
2. This tsunami happened on December 26, 2004.
3. About 250,000 people died in this tsunami.
4. The name of the warning system center in Hawaii is called Pacific Wave.
5. The place where a tectonic plate is pushing under another plate is called subduction tsunami center.
6. Each unit in magnitude is a factor of 30 of radiant energy of an earthquake.
~ The magnitude was 9 and a seismographic instrument detecting and measuring the direction and intensity of an earthquake.
7. The sensors buoy sense the water's depth and sends an alert.
~ There are 6 sensor buoys in the Pacific Ocean but none in the Indian Ocean.
8. The earthquake was shallow but it was 30 km deep.
9. A tsunami is initiation is what created the tsunami which is the earthquake.
11. A tsunami travels fast as 500 mph, and it is different from a surfer's wave. It is different, because it has kinetic energy and pulls away at first before it destroys anything.
12. The boat feels a rough wave when a tsunami passes a boat.
13. The water pulls back a large distance far away into the ocean then it would be a sign of a tsunami.
~ You should run away from the beach if you see waves being suck out and try to get on the tallest building.
14. There can be more than one wave in a tsunami and it has an unpredictable pattern.
15. Greater damage is done on a gently sloping beach and it amplifies a tsunami's poster.
16. False, you are not safe when a tsunami's wave is passing out.
17. The quake affected earth's day, since it caused the earth to wobble and shortened the day.
18. The same type of earthquake would happen in Washington and Oregon in the United States.
19. The four type of causes that would create a tsunami are land-slides, volcano eruptions, asteroids, and mostly earthquakes. A quarter of the world would be at risk of a tsunami.
20. In the Cascadia Subduction Zone is when one plate is going under another and there can be another tsunami.
21. In the future, there are going to be better education and more warning systems in the world to prepare for the future tsunamis.
22. There was 39 more sensors buoy added to the United States' Pacific Warning System.
2. This tsunami happened on December 26, 2004.
3. About 250,000 people died in this tsunami.
4. The name of the warning system center in Hawaii is called Pacific Wave.
5. The place where a tectonic plate is pushing under another plate is called subduction tsunami center.
6. Each unit in magnitude is a factor of 30 of radiant energy of an earthquake.
~ The magnitude was 9 and a seismographic instrument detecting and measuring the direction and intensity of an earthquake.
7. The sensors buoy sense the water's depth and sends an alert.
~ There are 6 sensor buoys in the Pacific Ocean but none in the Indian Ocean.
8. The earthquake was shallow but it was 30 km deep.
9. A tsunami is initiation is what created the tsunami which is the earthquake.
11. A tsunami travels fast as 500 mph, and it is different from a surfer's wave. It is different, because it has kinetic energy and pulls away at first before it destroys anything.
12. The boat feels a rough wave when a tsunami passes a boat.
13. The water pulls back a large distance far away into the ocean then it would be a sign of a tsunami.
~ You should run away from the beach if you see waves being suck out and try to get on the tallest building.
14. There can be more than one wave in a tsunami and it has an unpredictable pattern.
15. Greater damage is done on a gently sloping beach and it amplifies a tsunami's poster.
16. False, you are not safe when a tsunami's wave is passing out.
17. The quake affected earth's day, since it caused the earth to wobble and shortened the day.
18. The same type of earthquake would happen in Washington and Oregon in the United States.
19. The four type of causes that would create a tsunami are land-slides, volcano eruptions, asteroids, and mostly earthquakes. A quarter of the world would be at risk of a tsunami.
20. In the Cascadia Subduction Zone is when one plate is going under another and there can be another tsunami.
21. In the future, there are going to be better education and more warning systems in the world to prepare for the future tsunamis.
22. There was 39 more sensors buoy added to the United States' Pacific Warning System.