tsunami

Mrs. Anderson (United States of America)
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  1. tsunami
    a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave
    The term ‘tsunami’ (harbour wave) comes from Japan, where the phenomenon frequently occurs.
  2. wavelength
    a way of thinking or coming to mutual understanding
    On reaching the coast, it slows down and its wavelength decreases.
  3. devastate
    cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
    How devastating a tsunami is depends on the amount of water set into motion and the type of coastline (flat or mountainous) it encounters.
  4. submerge
    put under water
    However, when it hits shore, its height increases, submerging the coastline and destroying everything it encounters.
  5. amplitude
    greatness of magnitude
    The energy is transformed into amplitude, resulting in a tidal wave that can crest to heights of 30 metres.
  6. tidal wave
    an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide
    The energy is transformed into amplitude, resulting in a tidal wave that can crest to heights of 30 metres.
  7. tidal
    of or relating to or caused by tides
    The energy is transformed into amplitude, resulting in a tidal wave that can crest to heights of 30 metres.
  8. wave
    (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
    The term ‘tsunami’ (harbour wave) comes from Japan, where the phenomenon frequently occurs.
  9. decrease
    a change downward
    On reaching the coast, it slows down and its wavelength decreases.
  10. encounter
    come together
    However, when it hits shore, its height increases, submerging the coastline and destroying everything it encounters.
  11. monitor
    someone who observes to ensure fairness or prevent mistakes
    Warning centres like the one in Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean are needed all over the world to monitor underwater quakes and alert the ever-growing coastal populations.
  12. gigantic
    exceedingly large or extensive
    When an underwater quake or any other cause, suddenly sets a great depth of water into motion, it causes a gigantic wave to form.
  13. alert
    warn or arouse to a sense of danger
    Warning centres like the one in Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean are needed all over the world to monitor underwater quakes and alert the ever-growing coastal populations.
  14. motion
    the act of changing location from one place to another
    When an underwater quake or any other cause, suddenly sets a great depth of water into motion, it causes a gigantic wave to form.
  15. transform
    change or alter in appearance or nature
    The energy is transformed into amplitude, resulting in a tidal wave that can crest to heights of 30 metres.
  16. phenomenon
    any state or process known through the senses
    The term ‘tsunami’ (harbour wave) comes from Japan, where the phenomenon frequently occurs.
  17. destroy
    do away with; cause the ruin or undoing of
    However, when it hits shore, its height increases, submerging the coastline and destroying everything it encounters.
  18. depth
    the extent downward or backward or inward
    When an underwater quake or any other cause, suddenly sets a great depth of water into motion, it causes a gigantic wave to form.
  19. population
    the people who inhabit a territory or state
    Warning centres like the one in Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean are needed all over the world to monitor underwater quakes and alert the ever-growing coastal populations.
  20. energy
    forceful exertion
    The energy is transformed into amplitude, resulting in a tidal wave that can crest to heights of 30 metres.
  21. increase
    a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous
    However, when it hits shore, its height increases, submerging the coastline and destroying everything it encounters.
  22. warn
    notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
    Warning centres like the one in Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean are needed all over the world to monitor underwater quakes and alert the ever-growing coastal populations.
  23. coast
    the shore of a sea or ocean
    On reaching the coast, it slows down and its wavelength decreases.
  24. occur
    come to pass
    The term ‘tsunami’ (harbour wave) comes from Japan, where the phenomenon frequently occurs.
Created on Mon Nov 09 16:18:50 EST 2009

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