By: Micaela, Milena, Carina and

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Tsunamis!

• By Micaela, Milena, Carina and
• Nate

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What is a tsunami?

• Huge wave
• Powerful wave
• Speedy wave
• Big series of waves

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What does the Word Tsunami mean?

• Tidal Wave
• Harbor Wave
• Scientist way to say it Seismic Sea wave
• In Japan Tsunami means harbor wave.
• Tsu harbor
• Nami wave

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What can Cause a Tsunami?

• An Earthquake
• Volcano eruptions
• Submarine plate movements
• Meteorites and asteroids from space to the ocean

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How fast and tall can a tsunami get?

• It can go faster than a jet plane
• It can go more than 100 feet tall
• The smallest is the middle of the ocean2 to 4
  feet high

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Tsunami Alert!

• Ways to be safe when a tsunami occurs!
• Run to the closest high tree and climb it
• RUN!
• Go to the closest hill or mountain

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What happens after a Tsunami?

• People die
• People are homeless
• People lose families and get lost
• Cities and buildings are destroyed

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Indonesia Tsunami 2004

• December 26, 2004
• Sumatra, Indian Ocean
• Before 800 am
• After a big mighty earthquake
• Magnitude 9.0 to 9.3 on the Richer Scale

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Tsunami Examples

• Karakota 1883
• Salomon 2007
• Japan 1700
• Hawaii 1960

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Sources

• Gale Group. "Tsunami." Kids Info. Bits.
  http//galenet.galegroup.com
• Webwamat. Tsunami pictures. www.webwamat.com.au/li
  festyle/general/images/tsunami.JPGgt.
• www.librarythinkquest.org
• www.google.com
• www.amersol.edu.pe
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami

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Experiments

• Materials
• Dirt
• Water
• Basin
• Plastic bag

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Prosier!

• Fill the basin with dirt, leave the half without
  dirt
• put the plastic bag
• Put water
• Pull the plastic bag

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Result

• The plates move so the water gows up to the
  surface and forms a Tsunami.

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The End!

• (Dont forget to clap!)
• ByCarina, Micaela, Milena and Nate