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By : Aurelio Madison Sofia

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Convection currents .Pg.3 Structure of the earth .pg.4 Crust ..pg.5 Mantle .pg.6 Core .pg.7 How do tsunamis work?................................................pg.8 What are the positive and negative effects of a tsunami?.......pg.9 What causes a tsunami ?...............................................pg10 How can we prevent the negative effect of a tsunami ?.........pg11 What is a tsunami ?.....................................................pg12 How can you predict or avoid a tsunami ?..........................pg13 What causes a tsunami ..pg.14 Bibliography .pg.15, 16 Podcast .pg.17

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* The warm air goes up
and the cool air goes down

* Helps the rock cycle * If there wasnt

Convection Currents there would not be natural disasters and tectonic plates

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/EarthSci/people/lidunka/GEOL2014/Geophysics8%20%20Thermal%20evolution/Heat.htm

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* Crust * Mantle * Outer core * Inner core

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/g csebitesize/geography/natural_h azards/tectonic_plates_rev1.sht ml

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* Earths shell * Where we live on * Made of rocks * Thinnest layer

http://rossmannellcomments.edublogs.org/2013/03/26 /geocentrism-and-earths-layers-in-answer-to-questionsfrom-heather-and-keira/

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* The mantle is made of
molten rock the earth

* Is the thickest part of

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* The core is the hottest
part of the earth

* Made of iron and nickel

http://my.opera.com/nielsol/blog/earth-coreoddities

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* They are produced by under
water land slides * Also produced by earthquakes that are underwater * Are produced by underwater volcanoes * Waves smash together and pack in the shore to make a Tsunami * Part of oceanic plate may break and the water mirrors the part but gravity pushes it down and makes a tsunami wave when it reaches the shore

http://earthweb.ess.washington.edu/tsunami/index.html

* Massive destruction * Clears up places to


build new buildings

* Reduces population

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/EarthSci/people/lidunka/GEOL2014/Geophysics8%20%20Thermal%20evolution/Heat.htm

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* Under water earthquakes and
volcanoes cause tsunamis of natural disasters

* Tsunamis can be caused by a lot * Some of the disasters that can


cause tsunamis are volcanoes earthquakes and hurricanes

* Another couple of of natural

disasters are tornadoes but I dont think that thunderstorms can also cause tsunamis disasters can cause a tsunami
http://climate-crisis.wix.com/maths-talent-quest#!__tsunamis

* So technical all of the natural

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* Pack first aid kit * Make a evacuation
plan

* Pack food, band aids,


batteries, radio, flashlight, etc.

http://www.theblowoff.com/2011/05/blow-off-first-aid-emergency-kit.html

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* Tsunamis is one of the
most powerful and feared natural disasters

* A Tsunami can

challenge a jet a jet airplane for speed


http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/pictures/110315nuclear-reactor-japan-tsunami-earthquake-world-photos-meltdown/

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* In the ocean there is a
safety boat that when there is a tsunami it sounds like an alarm that tell you that you are in a tsunami zone

* And there are signs

http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/174896 3

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* The earthquakes that cause
tsunamis are mostly caused when the seafloor abruptly deforms by landslides

* Some tsunamis can be caused * Tsunamis can be also caused by


almost any movement of the earth

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/naturaldisasters/tsunami2.htm

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* http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/313897 * http://www.ready.gov/tsunamis * http://www.brainpop.com * http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/313897 * http://kids.discovery.com/tell-me/curiositycorner/weather/extreme-weather/ho

* http://embc.gov.bc.ca/em/tsunamis/home.htm * w-do-tsunamis-develop * http://www.brainpop.com/qanda/results.weml?keyword=H

ow+does+a+tsunami+build+up&Submit.x=43&Submit.y=23&S ubmit=Submit

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* http://embc.gov.bc.ca/em/tsunamis/causes_1
.htm * http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/3 13897 * http://www.ready.gov/tsunamis * http://earthweb.ess.washington.edu/tsunami/ index.html * http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weathersafety-tsunami.htm * http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/art icle?id=ar569220&st=tsunami * Www.pbs.org/savageearth/tsunami/index.html

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Any comments or questions ????????

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