Whatis the difference between a Tidal Wave and a Tsunami?
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The term "tsunami" is the proper name for what is commonly referred to as a tidal wave. The term tidal wave is technically incorrect since it is not a wave caused by the tides. Rather, tsunamis are caused by seismic activities in and near the ocean, such as earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
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They are not tidal waves. Tidal waves happen twice a day when the tide goes in and out. A tsunami is caused by an underwater earthquake or major disturbance on the floor of the ocean. The last big one was on July 17th, 2006
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It is my belief, that tsunamis are formed when Posiedon, the Greek God of the Oceans, becomes angry with the people of the world.  He thus claps his hands and sends forth a giant wave to flex his godly might and show us mortals of his infinate powers, over the sea.
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a tsunami is caused by an earthquake deep in the ocean, and a hurricane is like a big tornato, thus meaning when hot and cold air meet, they swirl over the ocean and make a hurricane. \nhope i was of help!\nHappy Holidays, -creaive:)
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I believe an ocean tsunami have been more destructive in Earth's history.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami
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All waves are tidal waves. I think you're asking about tsunamis, and those can happen anywhere on a coast, but are probably not likely in Connecticut.
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There may be no relationship, but usually the vice is versa.  That is fjords are created by faults and when these fjord faults suffer an earthquake vicious 'tidal waves' are often the result.  There is one fjord in Alaska where purportedly a 300 foot wave was created by a combination of tsunami and landslide.
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If tectonic plates move underwater it is possible to get a Tsunami (Means harbour Wave in Japanese) anywhere assuming the conditions are right.\nGenerally Tectonic plate shifts have to occur in the up/down motion (Regional uplift or subsidence) to cause a Tsunami. Once the underwater wave hits shallow water it will raise the sealevel due to the force of the underwater wave causing a Tsunami.\n\nThe West coast of the US would be at most risk from a Tsunami due to the Pacific rim being a hot bed of Tectonic  plate activity, in fact they already have a Pacific Tsunami early warning system (USGS).\n\nI am no expert but have seen countless documentaries and read books on the subject.
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It is as simple as a tidal wave.  How much more energy do you need?
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The highest recorded tsunami occurred in Lituya Bay (a fjord in Alaska) on July 7, 1958. Caused by a massive landslide it created a wave more than 500 m tall. This was by no account the largest wave ever recorded, which was the recent 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. There were megatsunamis before humans, though, that dwarfed the tsunamis that occur in modern times. Your question asked, however, about the highest sea wave, which technically isn't a tsunami, which is what I think you were asking about. The highest recorded "sea wave" (non-tsunami) was a wave 34 m tall in a Pacific typhoon, on February 6, 1933.
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A tsunami is a wave that is not cause by normal wind/tidal action.\n\nThe height of a tsunami will decrease with distance from the source that caused it, often an underwater earthquake or landslide, and so can range in height from many metres to no more than a ripple. It also depends on how large a volume of water was displaced at the event - small displacement = small wave and vice versa.\n\nFor example, though you may have a strong earthquake under the sea, it may be deep enough not to shift the surface of the sea bed by much, and so any tsunami produced would be small.\n\nSo you can't really say that a small wave isn't a tsunami. It's just that the big ones are the only ones that hit the headlines. Even the name does not allude to size, it roughly translates as "harbour wave" due to the fact that the wave is often not visible until close to shore as the depth of water decreases, forcing the wave to appear.
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Even the tilt of the Earth is messed up from that tsunami.. Where I live, I noticed the sun and moon's rising/setting patterns of changed immensely.
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A natural disaster is a catastrophe that occurs when a hazardous physical event (such as a volcanic eruption, earthquake, landslide, hurricane, or any of the other natural phenomena listed below) precipitates extensive damage to property, a large number of casualties, or both. In areas where there are no human interests, natural phenomena do not result in natural disasters.\n\nA cyclone is the rotation of a volume of air about an area of low atmospheric pressure. Cyclones are responsible for a wide variety of different meteorological phenomena such as tropical cyclones and tornadoes. Because of this, most weather forecasters avoid using the term cyclone without a qualifying term.\n\nAn earthquake is a sudden and sometimes catastrophic movement of a part of the Earth's surface. Earthquakes result from the dynamic release of elastic strain energy that radiates seismic waves. Earthquakes typically result from the movement of faults, planar zones of deformation within the Earth's upper crust. Most earthquakes are tectonic, but they also occur in volcanic regions and as the result of a number of anthropogenic sources, such as reservoir induced seismicity, mining and the removal or injection of fluids into the crust.\n\n\nA tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or the sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. Earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions and large meteorite impacts all have the potential to generate a tsunami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastating.
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what is the difference between the two
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The tide is governed by the motions of the Moon orbiting Earth, and Earth orbiting the Sun, Each of which has a gravitational influence on the Earth. When the Moon and Sun are in line, (ie) new Moon, the tides are higher than usual.Then, when you take into account the geographical situations along coast lines, like gulfs, inlets, etc. the tidal effects can be more pronounced.
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Very pertinent.  If you live on the Pacific Ocean, you can check the two tsunami information web sites below.  Besides current warnings they have lots of information on tsunami and earthquakes in general.  That said, tsunami prediction is very imprecise.  In my town, Crescent City, California, we had a tsunami last week as a result of the earthquake north of Japan.  The prediction center had issued an "all clear", then later rescinded it.  At the predicted time, a small wave of only a few inches occurred, but two hours later a six foot wave caused nearly one million dollars damage to the harbor.\n\nA major problem with tsunami prediction is that many big waves are caused by underwater landslides, events that may not require a large quake to happen.  Additionally, local factors can have a great effect, increasing or decreasing the size of waves.\n\nIf you are in a tsunami zone and you feel the earth move, IMMEDIATELY move to the highest ground possible, preferably on foot as often roads become clogged.  Even if a quake is close at hand you may have several minutes to get away.  Often people have hours to prepare, and after our experience the other day I will always just assume the worst.  The Tsunami Warning Center is on my "favorites" list in my browser, but after the events of last week my faith has been shaken.
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Can someone help me with my precalculus problem? Can you please read the following problem and figure out the?\n\nCan someone help me with my precalculus problem? Can you please read the following problem and figure out the equation for me along with how you figure this out?\n\n\nA tsunami (commonly called a “tidal wave” because of its effect is like a rapid change in tide) is a fast moving ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake. The water first goes down from its normal level then rises at an equal distance about its normal level, and finally returns to its normal level, the period is about 15 minutes.\n\nSuppose that a tsunami with an amplitude of 10 meters approaches pier Honolulu, where the normal depth of water is 9 meters.