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What can an earthquake that causes a landslide under the ocean floor trigger?
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It can trigger a tsunami.
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An earthquake that causes a landslide under the ocean floor can trigger a?
tsunami
How does under water earthquake affect the ocean water?
It causes the ground at the ocean floor to shift, resulting in the displacement of water. The beginnings of a potential tsunami!
What is tsunami and how is one generated?
Large undersea earthquakes occasionally set in motion massive waves of water called seismic sea waves or (tsunami). They result from vertical displacement along a fault located on the ocean floor or from a landslide triggered by an earthquake.
What two earth changing events occur when the plates underneath the ocean spread?
Earthquakes and tsunamis. Earthquakes are caused by the shifting or rubbing of tectonic plates, while tsunamis are a result of the displacement of the water, generating waves which gradually increase in height and power.
Which of the following could cause a Tsunami?
A earthquake on a sea floor
What earthquake that causes a landslide under the floor can trigger a?
It can trigger a tsunami.
An earthquake that causes a landslide under the ocean floor can trigger a?
tsunami
Which term refers to powerful ocean waves caused by an earthquake landslide or volcanic erupton on the sea floor?
Tsunami
What are the four main reasons for a tsumani?
comet strike ,earthquake, landslide on land or sea massive sea floor rise or subside
What causes a tsunami answer with no hard words please?
Tsumamis are often caused by undersea earthquakes. The earthquake makes the ocean floor move, which causes the tsunami-wave.
Is floor spreading an earthquake?
No.
Can earthquakes create landforms?
Sometimes an earthquake causes uplift in the ground. In some cases this can turn sea floor into dry land.
Can you feel an earthquake on the first floor everyone i know who is living on the second floor and higher felt the earthquake but i live on the first floor and felt nothing?
If the earthquake is weak you won't always feel it. Our first floor neighbours almost never feel earthqukes that we on the 11th. floor do.
How does under water earthquake affect the ocean water?
It causes the ground at the ocean floor to shift, resulting in the displacement of water. The beginnings of a potential tsunami!
What is tsunami and how is one generated?
Large undersea earthquakes occasionally set in motion massive waves of water called seismic sea waves or (tsunami). They result from vertical displacement along a fault located on the ocean floor or from a landslide triggered by an earthquake.
How many floors are in landslide cave?
10 i beg to differ i am sitting on floor 13
What can result if an earthquake causes a sudden vertical change in the sea floor?
The direction of the tsunami will be determined by the magnitude of the earthquake.
