Natural Disasters Chapter 5 - Tsunami

the region above a subduction zone in which the overlying continental plate flexes upward before slip on the subduction zone causes a major earthquake

a fast-moving avalanche of loose debris that flows out a considerable distance from its source

a tsunami generated by an earthquake far from the point of impact of the wave

tsunami that strike areas adjacent to its point of origin

redirection of the course of a wave passing from one medium to another (e.g. from air to water)

1) distance that a tsunami reaches inland
2) distance that an avalanche extends downslope

the height to which water at the leading edge of a wave rushes up onto shore. also used for the height to which a tsunami wave rushes up onshore.

another term for tsunami

line marking erosional surface on a slope of mountainside

an abnormally long wavelength wave most commonly produced by a sudden displacement of water in response to sudden fault movement on the seafloor.
-can also form when a landslide, volcanic eruption or asteroid impact displaces water

distinctive layers of sediment indicating the former occurrence of a tsunami

subaqueous flow of a plume of dense, sediment-laden water; may be initiated by a subaqueous slope failure or earthquake

the time between passage of two wave crests

-seismic activity (earthquakes)
-submarine landslides
-cosmic impact

1) strike-slip
2) normal
3) thrust