By: Katy, Kristen ,Allison, Eileen and Jennifer

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Tsunamis

• By Katy, Kristen ,Allison, Eileen and Jennifer

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What Is a Tsunami?

• In Japanese a Tsunami is called a harbor wave.
• A Tsunami is a series of large waves.

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How is a Tsunami Formed?

• Each ocean has a plate. Usually they move 2.5
  inches a year. Sometimes the plate slips and it
  sends out shocks causing a earthquake. When the
  shocks go out it causes a big tidal wave.

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INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT TSUNAMIS

• TSUNAMI IS AN OCEAN WAVE
• TSUNAMI REPRESENTS A VAST VOLUME OF SEA WATER IN
  MOTION
• TSUNAMI WAVES TRAVEL IN OPEN SEA AS FAST AS 450
  MILES PER HOUR
• ON THE OPEN OCEAN TSUNAMI WAVES APROCH SPEEDS OF
  500 MILES PER
• HOUR
• ALMOST FAST ENOUGH TO KEEP PLACE WITH A JETLINER

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Recent Tsunami

• At 758am on Dec. 26 2004 there was a powerful
  earthquake under water in the Indian Ocean
• the Indian plate usually moves north at about
  2.5 miles per year
• Then on Dec.26 the plate moved about 50ft. at
  once
• The Indian plate went down and the Burma plate
  went up
• Doctors and nurses treated thousands
• They helped to prevent the spread of disease that
  could quickly spread around

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Tsunami Relief
How our country has helped

• Our country has helped by sending 350 million
  the people in need

• Our country has helped also by sending 11
  warships with supplies to help the people

• Americans planned to send over 1,500 U.S. Marines
  to Sri Lanka

How our school can help

• Our school can help by raising money to the
  people in need

• In our schools we can earn money by doing special
  chores and bringing it to school to donate