My Explanation

How does a Tsunami form?

Tsunami’s are like waves but larger and greater it has a Trough and a crest and consist on calm water but the movement through water.

For normal sea waves it forms by the wind depending on how large the winds are consists the waves with it’s size and width. But Tsunamis are caused by the energy reflecting under the water from a Volcanic eruption, Submarine landslide or an earthquake on the seafloor which is created by the tectonic plates the releases lots of energy up in the water, the energy rises up raising the water to go above it’s sea level. The gravity pull it back down making the sea level to spread out horizontally which spreads into two. Tsunamis can reach up to 500 miles per hour. When the Tsunamis far from shore the energy preserves under the sea forming one near the shore, It’s called “ Shoaling occurs “ Because there is less water to move through there is still fast movement, if the trough reaches shore first the water will travel up further than normal before the waves hits, which could leave people in a pinnacle statement.

If a Tsunami hits in New Zealand it could probably be really effective to our houses and homeland people.