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# Title Terms Date
1Flood And Tsunami Vocabularyby mrobinson9110 termsMay 22, 2009
2Tsunami Menuby CantorsSets78 termsJuly 27, 2009
3Earthquake and Tsunami Study Guideby reagym17 termsMay 10, 2009
4Flood and tsunami vocabularyby tleadbeater10 termsMay 22, 2009
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5Earthquakes-Tsunami-Mountainsby taytay052047 termsDecember 17, 2008
6Earth Science Chapter 12by Fallen_Angel9322 termsFebruary 12, 2008
7Tsunamiby lcolanino5 termsOctober 21, 2009
8Tsunamiby lcolanino10 termsOctober 21, 2009
9Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Volcanoesby sojodro15 termsJune 5, 2009
10Science,Earthquakes and Tsunamisby shortstuff4ever19 termsOctober 30, 2007
11tsunamiby kaldygyongyi10 termsDecember 5, 2008
12Tsunami Vocab (3/23/09)by ilana7289 termsMarch 24, 2009
13gloser veke 4#2by sigrun5 termsJanuary 16, 2009
14Tsunamiby mkcarey15 termsSeptember 30, 2008
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tsunami groups
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1Team TsunamiTeam Tsunami 2009-2010 Fifth Street Middle School55 users
tsunami definitions
# Definition Sets
1a giant wave caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor20 sets
2a huge destructive wave (especially one caused by an earthquake)11 sets
3a large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor10 sets
4seismic sea wave, generated by a major earthquake in or near an ocean basin9 sets
5seismic sea wave6 sets
6an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption6 sets
7a giant ocean wave that forms after a volcanic eruption, submarine earthquake, or landslide6 sets
8a series of giant, destructive ocean waves caused by underwater earthquakes, volcanoes, or landslides.6 sets
9seismic sea wave that begins over an earthquake focus and can be highly destructive when it crashes on shore5 sets
10huge sea wave caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor5 sets
11a giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor5 sets
12large wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanoe,5 sets
13a very high, large wave in the ocean that is usually caused by an earthquake, tidal wave4 sets
14an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.4 sets
15japanese term used for a huge sea wave caused by an undersea earthquake4 sets
16a series of waves created when a body of water is rapidly displaced4 sets
17a seismic sea wave3 sets
18large waves caused by tectonic activity3 sets
19a giant ocean wave caused by a volcanic eruption or an underwater eathquake3 sets
20a giant wave caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor.3 sets
21tsunami3 sets
22a huge ocean wave usually caused by earthquakes under the ocean floor3 sets
23a sea wave of local or distant origin that results from large-scale seafloor displacements associated with large earthquakes, major submarine slides, or exploding volcanic islands.3 sets
24huge waves in the ocean caused by earthquakes2 sets
25ocean wave generated by earthquakes on ocena floor2 sets
26a tremendous ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcano2 sets
27a water wave caused by an earthquake, volcanic eruption, or landslide2 sets
28a huge wave caused by an earthquake under the ocean2 sets
29a huge tidal wave that gets higher and higher as it approaches the coast2 sets
30an ocean wave that presents a serious natural hazard because of its potential size2 sets
31large ocean wave produced by faults, landslides, eruptions2 sets
32a giant ocean wave, caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption, with great destructive power2 sets
33a giant sea wave caused by an underwater earthquake2 sets
34powerful seismic sea wave that can travel thousands of kilometers in all directions and that begins over an earthquake focus2 sets
35a giant ocean wave, caused by underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption, with great destructive power.2 sets
36large waves created by earthquakes2 sets
37giant sea wave caused by an earthquake2 sets
38seismic wave that begins over an earthquake focus and can be highly destructive when it crashes on shore2 sets
39the water along the shoreline moves rapidly toward the sea, exposing a large portion that is normally underwater2 sets
40produced when a vertical earthquake occurs in the ocean2 sets