By:Markquinesha Owens
Ms.McBryde 2nd Period
How Do Tsunamis Occur?
 Most tsunamis occur in a zone known as “The Ring of Fire".
The Ring of Fire is located in the Pacific Ocean; it is an area
where numerous volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur.
The Ring of Fire is also called the Pacific Ring of Fire; many
different catastrophic events occur in this area of the world.
Tsunami are large waves caused by sudden movement of
the ocean due to earthquakes, landslides, large volcanic
eruptions or meteorite impact in the ocean. A tsunami
does terrible damage to a town or village. It can completely
destroy the town or village and can kill thousands of
people. It can also take the sand right off the beach with no
problems.
 Is an tropical tornado of
the West Pacific Ocean.
These often affect life in
islands in the middle of
the West Pacific Ocean
such as the Philippians.
 Tsunami are large waves
caused by sudden
movement of the ocean
due to earthquakes,
landslides, large volcanic
eruptions or meteorite
impact in the ocean.
A tsunami is a series of waves generated
in an ocean or other body of water by a
disturbance such as an earthquake,
landslide, volcanic eruption, or
meteorite impact. The picture at the left
shows how an earthquake can generate a
tsunami in the overlying water.
 The term tsunami comes from the Japanese meaning
harbor ("tsu", 津) and wave ("nami", 波). [a. Jap.
tsunami, tunami, f. tsu harbour + nami waves.-Oxford
English Dictionary].
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