What Are Waves?
Waves are like ripples on the surface of the ocean. They happen when wind pushes water, making it move up and down. It's like when you throw a stone in a pond, the water moves outward in circles.
What Is a Tsunami?
A tsunami is like a giant wave made by something big underwater, like an earthquake or a volcano. It starts far away and can grow really tall as it reaches the shore. Unlike regular waves, tsunamis don’t come one after another, they're more like a powerful rush of water all at once.
Examples
- A small stone dropped into a pond makes ripples, this is like how wind creates ocean waves.
- A big rock falling into a pool causes a huge splash, this is like an earthquake creating a tsunami.
- You can feel the push and pull of waves at the beach, but tsunamis are like a giant wall of water coming all at once.
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See also
- What Causes a ‘Tsunami’ and How Is It Different from a ‘Wave’?
- How Does the Ocean Stay Blue?
- How Does Sound Travel Through the Ocean?
- How Do ‘Waves’ Travel Across the Ocean?
- What Causes a ‘Rip Current’ and How Is It Different from Regular Waves?
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