AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A tsunami is a series of enormous waves created by an underwater disturbance usually associated with earthquakes occurring below or near the ocean. Volcanic eruptions, submarine landslides, and coastal rock falls can also generate a tsunami, as can a large asteroid impacting the ocean.

Detailed explanation-2: -Usually, it takes an earthquake with a Richter magnitude exceeding 7.5 to produce a destructive tsunami. Most tsunamis are generated by shallow, great earthquakes at subductions zones. More than 80% of the world’s tsunamis occur in the Pacific along its Ring of Fire subduction zones.

Detailed explanation-3: -When a great earthquake ruptures, the faulting can cause vertical slip that is large enough to disturb the overlying ocean, thus generating a tsunami that will travel outwards in all directions.

Detailed explanation-4: -Earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and tornadoes are all examples of natural disasters. Natural disasters are natural events that can cause great damage.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tsunamis are ocean waves triggered by:Large earthquakes that occur near or under the oceanVolcanic eruptionsSubmarine landslidesOnshore landslides in which large volumes of debris fall into the water Scientists do not use the term “tidal wave” because these waves are not caused by tides.