'Seismic sea waves' presentation slideshows

Earthquake facts

Earthquake facts Earthquakes are caused by a build-up of stress within the crust, causing rocks to fail suddenly. Some 80 percent of all the planet's earthquakes occur along the Pacific rim. On average, a magnitude 8 (M8) quake strikes somewhere every year.

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Tsunamis!

Tsunamis!. A tsunami is a series of ocean waves generated by sudden movement in the sea floor.

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Lecture Outlines PowerPoint Chapter 7 Earth Science 11e Tarbuck/Lutgens

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Chapter 10 Waves

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Tsunamis

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Chapter 10

Chapter 10. Waves. Ocean Waves. Anatomy of a progressive wave Orbits, orbital waves, wave crest, wave trough, wave height, wavelength, wave period, and wave frequency. Stokes drift Disturbing Force Energy that causes waves to form Energy

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Tsunami and Tidal Waves

Tsunami and Tidal Waves. By Matt Sapp & Lauren Gareau . Wading in Water. Tsunami, commonly known as Tidal Waves come from the Japanese word Tsu for (harbor) Nami for (Wave)

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WAVES

WAVES . By: Bridget Pettit & Victor Perez . Waves are a result of forces acting on the surface of the water. GENERATIONG FORCES : is a forces ( ie rock or wind) that disturbs the waters surface, this generating force moves outward away from the point of the disturbance.

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