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A large earthquake happens on the ocean floor and causes waves to start
What is the first stage on how a tsunami forms?
In the deep ocean, a tsunami can reach 500mph
How fast can a tsunami be? (2nd stage)
The trough of the tsunami can reach before the peak causing people getting caught by the drawback in the sand
What happens to the trough of the tsunami (3rd)
As the waves reach shallower water the waves get much higher as there is fast water moving behind it
What is the fourth stage on how a tsunami forms? (How do the waves get bigger)
Tsunamis can push water 1k inland sweeping things up
What is the fifth stage that a tsunami is caused?
Off the west coast of Sumatra in Indonesia
Where was the location of the 2004 tsunami
9.1-9.3
What was the magnitude of the 2004 earthquake
7:59 am on the 26th December 2004
What was the date and time of the 2004 tsunami
800km/hour
What was the speed of the 2004 tsunami?
230,000 people killed in 14 countries
How many people dies in the 2004 tsunami
1.7 million
How many people were left homeless in the 2004 tsunami
5-6 million
How many people needed emergency care un the 2004 tsunami
$9.9 billion
How much did it cost to fix the damage of the 2004 tsunami
8 million
How much litres of oil escaped from oil plants in Indonesia
Farmland, mangrove forests, coral reefs
What was damaged environmentally? (3)
£13 million
How much did action aid raise for the 2004 tsunami