https://padlet.com/Mrs_Katz/90irzd888i26lsy5 This Tsunami Padlet Will Knock You Over! by Bode, Hannah, Aidan en-us 2021-01-27 10:42:39 UTC 2025-10-07 19:40:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1552844141-11fef7751c80?ixid=MXw3ODI2fDB8MXxzZWFyY2h8N3x8VHN1bmFtaXxlbnwwfHx8&ixlib=rb-1.2.1 https://padlet.com/Mrs_Katz/90irzd888i26lsy5/wish/1131955187
A Tsunami is a power ocean wave. Tsunamis occur when there is a disturbance that causes water to be quickly displaced or moved. Tsunamis may be caused by underwater landslides, volcanic eruptions, large meteorites, or most often, earthquakes.

]]> 2021-01-27 15:01:46 UTC https://padlet.com/Mrs_Katz/90irzd888i26lsy5/wish/1131955187 https://padlet.com/Mrs_Katz/90irzd888i26lsy5/wish/1131959731 The most famous Tsunami was in 2004. This Tsunami occurred in Indonesia. It's waves went up to 50 or more feet tall! It came in at super fast speeds and destroyed towns. Very sadly it killed around 230,000 people. ]]> 2021-01-27 15:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/Mrs_Katz/90irzd888i26lsy5/wish/1131959731 https://padlet.com/Mrs_Katz/90irzd888i26lsy5/wish/1131994516 There was someone named Ari who was building a house with a crew of people. But, as they were building the ground shook. Ari and his crew got a little scared and then they saw enormous waves coming towards them! The waves brought them far inland and was but they held on to a few trees. They all held on but the wave came back and brought them out to sea.]]> 2021-01-27 15:08:25 UTC https://padlet.com/Mrs_Katz/90irzd888i26lsy5/wish/1131994516 https://padlet.com/Mrs_Katz/90irzd888i26lsy5/wish/1132036632 One Tsunami traveled at speeds up to 500 miles per hour. (That is really fast.) That same Tsunami traveled 1,500 miles inland and was devastating.]]> 2021-01-27 15:15:36 UTC https://padlet.com/Mrs_Katz/90irzd888i26lsy5/wish/1132036632 https://padlet.com/Mrs_Katz/90irzd888i26lsy5/wish/1132079175 When a tsunami arrives on land, it causes an increase in water levels that result in flooding. This flooding can cause massive destruction to a community, death to humans, animals, and plants, drinking water systems ruined, and food supplies destroyed.

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Animals can sense that a tsunami is coming. In 2004, Elephants reportedly ran for higher ground. ]]> 2021-01-27 15:40:15 UTC https://padlet.com/Mrs_Katz/90irzd888i26lsy5/wish/1132182962 https://padlet.com/Mrs_Katz/90irzd888i26lsy5/wish/1132588001 Tsunamis can be measured by how tall they are and how fast they travel. ]]> 2021-01-27 16:49:17 UTC https://padlet.com/Mrs_Katz/90irzd888i26lsy5/wish/1132588001 https://padlet.com/Mrs_Katz/90irzd888i26lsy5/wish/1132707787 When a tsunami hits get as far away as possible and go to higher ground. Stay away from the flood water.]]> 2021-01-27 17:09:17 UTC https://padlet.com/Mrs_Katz/90irzd888i26lsy5/wish/1132707787