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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
4Plate tectonics earthquakesby seamusthe124 termsNovember 9, 2009
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5Flood and tsunami vocabularyby tleadbeater10 termsMay 22, 2009
6Earthquakes-Tsunami-Mountainsby taytay052047 termsDecember 17, 2008
7Earth Science Chapter 12by Fallen_Angel9322 termsFebruary 12, 2008
8Tsunamiby lcolanino5 termsOctober 21, 2009
9Test #2 (Tsunami)by Joyco18 termsNovember 12, 2009
10Tsunamiby lcolanino10 termsOctober 21, 2009
11Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Volcanoesby sojodro15 termsJune 5, 2009
12Science,Earthquakes and Tsunamisby shortstuff4ever19 termsOctober 30, 2007
13tsunamiby kaldygyongyi10 termsDecember 5, 2008
14Tsunami Vocab (3/23/09)by ilana7289 termsMarch 24, 2009
15gloser veke 4#2by sigrun5 termsJanuary 16, 2009
16Tsunamiby mkcarey15 termsSeptember 30, 2008
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tsunami groups
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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)13 sets
3a large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor11 sets
4seismic sea wave, generated by a major earthquake in or near an ocean basin9 sets
5a giant ocean wave that forms after a volcanic eruption, submarine earthquake, or landslide7 sets
6an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption6 sets
7seismic sea wave6 sets
8a series of giant, destructive ocean waves caused by underwater earthquakes, volcanoes, or landslides.6 sets
9huge sea wave caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor5 sets
10a giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor5 sets
11a great sea wave produced especially by submarine earth movement or volcanic eruption5 sets
12seismic sea wave that begins over an earthquake focus and can be highly destructive when it crashes on shore5 sets
13large wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanoe,5 sets
14an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.4 sets
15a series of waves created when a body of water is rapidly displaced4 sets
16a very high, large wave in the ocean that is usually caused by an earthquake, tidal wave4 sets
17japanese term used for a huge sea wave caused by an undersea earthquake4 sets
18a 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
19large waves caused by tectonic activity3 sets
20tidal wave3 sets
21a seismic sea wave3 sets
22a giant wave caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor.3 sets
23a huge ocean wave usually caused by earthquakes under the ocean floor3 sets
24a giant ocean wave caused by a volcanic eruption or an underwater eathquake3 sets
25tsunami3 sets
26a giant ocean wave, caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption, with great destructive power2 sets
27the water along the shoreline moves rapidly toward the sea, exposing a large portion that is normally underwater2 sets
28large ocean wave produced by faults, landslides, eruptions2 sets
29a montrous wave that can be caused by an earthquake2 sets
30a huge tidal wave that gets higher and higher as it approaches the coast2 sets
31one or a series of large ocean waves caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption.2 sets
32a giant sea wave caused by an underwater earthquake2 sets
33a giant sea wave produced by an earthquake2 sets
34produced when a vertical earthquake occurs in the ocean2 sets
35a water wave caused by an earthquake, volcanic eruption, or landslide2 sets
36large waves created by earthquakes2 sets
37very large, damagin wave caused by an earthquake or very strond wind2 sets
38a fast-moving, towering sea wave generated by an earthquake that occurs beneath the ocean.2 sets
39ocean wave generated by earthquakes on ocena floor2 sets
40a tsunami is a series of waves created when a body water, such as an ocean, is rapidly displaced.2 sets