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Module 4
Violent Earth
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Geology
Undergraduate 3
09/22/2008

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Period
Definition
The time between seismic waves or the time between the peaks recorded on a seismograph.
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Run-up
Definition
The height to which water at the leading edge of a wave rushes up onto shore. Also used for the height to which a tsunami wave rushes up onshore.
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Submarine landslide
Definition
Subsea level collapse of the flank of an oceanic volcano such as in Hawaii or the Canary Islands.
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Tsunami
Definition
An abnormally long wavelength wave most commonly produced by sudden displacement of water in response to sudden fault movement on the seafloor. Can also form when a landslide, volcanic eruption, or asteroid impact displaces water.
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Trim line
Definition
The line along a mountainside along which tall trees in the forest upslope are bounded by distinctly shorter trees downslope.
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Tsunami warning
Definition
When a significant tsunami is identified, officials order evacuation of endangered low-lying coastal areas.
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Tsunami watch
Definition
The alert is issued when a magnitude 7 or larger earthquake is detected somewhere around the Pacific Ocean or some other ocean that may see dangerous tsunamis.
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Wavelength
Definition
The distance from crest to crest of a wave- for example, in an earthquake wave or a water wave.
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How Earthquakes, Volcanism, Landslides and Asteroids generate tsunami.
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How does a tsunami move, both at sea and near coastlines?
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How society deals with this kind of hazard.
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Understand what happened at Lituya Bay, Alaska.
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Understand the tsunami generated by the largest earthquake in the subduction zone off of Chile, South America and the destruction it caused around the Pacific Ocean Coastlines.
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Understand the mechanisms behind the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. (The movie will help with this)
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