[DOC] [TLE] Tsunamis [PAR] Tell the participants that tsunamis are ocean waves that are produced by 
earthquakes ... The word is Japanese and means harbor wave, because of the 
devastating ... than 25 feet above sea level and within one mile of the shoreline, 
can cause: .... tsunamis can form walls of water, known as tsunami bores, when 
the waves... [DOC] [TLE] Frequently Asked Questions about Tsunamis - TeacherVision.com [PAR] How does tsunami energy travel across the ocean and how far can tsunamis 
waves ... Thus, the Japanese word "tsunami", meaning "harbor wave" is the 
correct, ... of about 180 meters (600 feet) raced at about 160 kilometers per hour (
100 .... Thus, tsunami waves may smash into the shore like a wall of water or 
move in as a... [DOC] [TLE] Earth Science for Kids: Tsunamis - Ducksters [PAR] Tsunamis are large and powerful ocean waves that grow in size as they reach 
the shore. They can cause ... These waves can move quickly and for very long 
distances. ... A huge wall of water traveling at this speed can cause major 
damage. A large ... The word "tsunami" means "harbor wave" in Japanese. ... 
World War 1 [DOC] [TLE] Tsunami: The killer wave | The Why Files [PAR] Mar 17, 2011 ... (Tsunami derives from Japanese for harbor wave, reflecting the fact that ... 
Masterlark, who has studied the giant, 2004 earthquake and tsunami in ... A killer 
tsunami may be only 2 feet tall in mid-ocean  far too small to be ... they reach 
shallow water and run aground, these waves become dangerous. [DOC] [TLE] Tsunami - Wikipedia [PAR] A tsunami also known as a seismic sea wave, is a series of waves in a water 
body caused by ... Rather than appearing as a breaking wave, a tsunami may 
instead initially .... of kilometres long, whereas normal ocean waves have a 
wavelength of only 30 ..... The 2011 tsunami toppled more than 50% of the walls 
and caused... [DOC] [TLE] tsunamis - Earth Science Australia [PAR] Tsunami is a Japanese word with the English translation, "harbor wave. ... A 
tsunami is a very long-wavelength wave of water that is generated by ... Normal 
ocean waves have wavelengths of about 100 meters. ... Tsunamis may reach a 
maximum vertical height onshore above sea level, called a run-up height, of 30 
meters. [DOC] [TLE] Metroactive Features | Tsunamis on the West Coast [PAR] The Big One might not be an earthquake at all. New evidence suggests that a 
giant wave will swallow coastal California. ... prospect of a 100-foot wall of water 
barreling out of nowhere at 600 miles per hour, ... Ocean makes it prime tsunami 
territory, researchers had long believed the ... "These trees have been core dated
. [DOC] [TLE] Tsunami Dates, History of Tsunamis - World Map [PAR] Tsunamis are large, often destructive sea waves, which are usually caused by ... 
From the Japanese phrase meaning, "harbor wave," tsunamis can devastate the 
... The giant wall of water then travels at high speeds toward land, crashing and ... 
Lituya Bay megatsunami, Panhandle near Alaska, USA, 30 metres (100 feet)... [DOC] [TLE] Tsunami - Dictionary definition of Tsunami | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] One early morning over one hundred years ago, a group of fishermen from a 
small ... It is a long-wavelength, low-amplitude wave or series of waves caused 
by a ... These sea waves have killed more people in Japan than in any other 
place ... It is typical for a tsunami to be 60 to 100 feet (18 to 30 meters) tall by the 
time it... [DOC] [TLE] Tsunamis - Science in Context - Gale [PAR] Tsunamis are displacements of water that increase sea height and typically result 
... in the ocean and rising 100 feet (30.5 m) or more upon reaching the coast. ... 
Tsunamis (the Japanese word tsunami means "harbor wave") are sometimes ... 
These waves typically travel about 500 miles (800 km) per hour in the open 
ocean. [DOC] [TLE]

Question: Japanese for "harbor wave", one of these giant sea waves may form a wall of water over 100 feet long
Answer: Tsunami