TSUNAMI

Prepared by: Angel Rose P.

Gagaza
 Objectives:

At the end of the lesson, the students must have:

a. defined what is a tsunami;
b. demonstrated the concept of a destructive tsunami;
and
c. explained how tsunamis are created.
 Origin of Tsunami
 The name tsunami is Japanese word,
“Harbor wave”.
 Most tsunami result from a
displacement along a fault located on Tsu nami
the ocean floor or from a large “Harbor” “wave”
underwater landslide triggered by an
tsunami
earthquake. late 19th century
 Tsunami wavelengths is far longer.
 Resemble a rapidly rising tide.
A tsunami in the open ocean can
pass undetected because its
height is usually less than 1
meter and the distance between
wave crests is great, ranging
from 100 to 700 kilometers.
Entering shallower coastal
water, these destructive
waves are slowed, and the
water begins to pile up to
heights that occasionally
exceed 30 meters (100 feet).
Tsunami Formation
 SUMMARY

 A tsunami is most often formed by an

underwater landslide, volcanic eruption or even
meteorites.
 Tsunami have a much larger wavelengths.
 EVALUATION
1.How do earthquakes cause tsunami?
2.What does the word “tsunami” mean in Japanese?
3.Can you detect a tsunami in the open ocean? If yes, how? If no, why?
True/False
_____4. Tsunamis can occur in any major body of water.
_____5. Although tsunamis are sometimes called tidal waves, they have
nothing to do with the ocean`s tides.
 ASSIGNMENT

Research in the internet on what type of

instruments are used to detect and measure a
tsunami.
THANK YOU!