Showing posts with label Tsunami. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tsunami. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Tsunami

Tsunamis can cause lots of damage everywhere.

Tsunamis happen when two plates smash together under the ocean. This causes a large earthquake.

After that, the Tsunami gets bigger and bigger when it gets closer to shore.


How A Tsunami is Formed.

A tsunami creates lots and lots of damage.

An earthquake is caused by large plates underground which smash together to make a massive earthquake. The pressure from the earthquake forms teeny waves in the deep ocean. Soon as the tsunami gets close to shore it forms a large wave.

An amazing fact is that a tsunami can move a thousand kilometres a hour.

A tsunami creates extensive damage to towns and cities,