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- Title
- Tsunami Facts.
- File
- PB2005101788.pdf
- Author(s)
- Walker, D. A.
- Source
- Geological Survey, Honolulu, HI., January 1994, 96 p.
- Identifying Number(s)
- SOEST-TR-94-03
- Abstract
- The report is intended as a source book for increasing awareness and knowledge of tsunamis. The topic of tsunamis can be incorporated into discussions of earthquakes and volcanoes, plate tectonics, sea-floor spreading, ocean waves, earth science, natural hazards, or the Civil Defense Warning System. Island by island summaries and comparisons are presented to assist educators in personalizing the information for their school and students. The booklet is intended primarily for students at the intermediate or high school level. It may, however, be a useful source of information for teachers of other students or for the general public.
- Keywords
- Education; Sea floor spreading; Tectonics; Seismic waves; Tidal waves; Knowledge; Sea floors; Hazards; Ocean waves; Tsunamis; Warning systems; Civil Defense Warning System; Earthquakes