The document discusses tsunamis, defining them as huge waves caused by the movement of tectonic plates under the ocean. It provides vocabulary related to tsunamis, natural disasters, and oceanography. The document notes that while tsunamis can't be prevented, communities can prepare by evacuating to high ground and having emergency supplies. Tsunamis are caused by underwater earthquakes that push water upwards, creating massive waves that cause property damage and pollution. Japan experiences many tsunamis due to its location next to an active tectonic plate boundary.

1. What’s up with nature
Topic : Tsunamis
By: Humza Rizvi

2. What’s a tsunami ?
• - it a huge wave which is caused by the
movement of the tectonic plate. They get
faster and faster by the time they get near the
land.

3. Vocabulary.
Vocabulary Definition
Wave When water from the ocean is pushed and comes on the land
Tectonic Plates Bottom of the ocean, the solid ground where the water is held.
Natural Storm, which are created naturally such as tsunamis, hurricanes,
Disasters tornados, mudslides and droughts.
Water current How fast and strong the water moves
Earth Quakes When earths plate is either moved up or down or side to side.
Ocean A larger body of water
Sea level How high or low the water gets
Land The dry part of the earth
Seismograph A tool to measure the movement of the earth
Epicenter Where the activity really occurs, Tsunami = japan, tornado = the great
planes

4. Prevention
• You can’ t really prevent a tsunami because it’s
a huge wave destroying everything in its path.
But you can prepare of it. For example
evacuate to high ground level, have extra
clothes, food and other necessary things or a
survival kit.

5. Causes and effects
• The under water earth quake which pushed
the water up causing a huge wave
• Its effects are a lot of property damage, water
pollution and flood

6. Why they mostly occur in japan. (1)

7. • As you saw in that map that Japan is
right next to a tectonic plate so
whenever it moves, Japan gets its
aftershock earthquake with a
tsunami, since there is no other
island near Japan is the only land
being damaged

8. Amount of Tsunamis
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
50
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ALBANIA
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
AUSTRALIA
BULGARIA
CHILE
CONGO
CROATIA
DEAD SEA
EAST CHINA SEA
EL SALVADOR
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREENLAND
HAITI
ICELAND
IRAN
ISRAEL
JAPAN
(2)
Countries
KERMADEC ISLANDS
MARSHALL ISLANDS, REP. OF
MICRONESIA, FED. STATES OF
MYANMAR (BURMA)
NEW CALEDONIA
NORTH KOREA
PACIFIC OCEAN
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Which country has the most Tsunamis?
PORTUGAL
SAMOA
SPAIN
SWEDEN
TAIWAN
TUNISIA
UK
VANUATU
Graph of all the tsunamis in world.

9. Throughout this project I have learned that when
tectonic plates push up, they send a huge wave
which is a Tsunami and it destroyed anything in its
math.