By : Sarah Amelia Nur Wahidah

Class: XII MIPA – 2

 The term of “tsunami” comes from the Japanese which means
harbour "tsu" and wave "nami". A tsunami is a series of waves
generated when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on a
massive scale. These disorders may be an earthquake, shifting
plates, or a volcanic eruption. Tsunami is not visible when they’re
away at sea, but once it reached shallow areas, this fast moving
waves will get bigger.
The tsunami also often mistaken as a tidal wave. This is because when
it reaches the mainland, this wave is more like a high tide than usual
resemble waves that reach the shore naturally by the wind. However,
the actual tsunami wave has nothing to do with the events of the tide.
Therefore, to avoid misinterpretation, oceanographers often use the
term seismic sea waves (seismic sea wave) to refer to the tsunami,
which is scientifically more accurate.