Tell your children about the tsunami and its effect on the that area
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00:00Hey! Hello, friends!
00:09Oh no! I guess that's a Tsunami!
00:14Come, let me tell you all about it.
00:18Zoom in!
00:20Tsunamis are caused by sudden movements of the ocean floor due to earthquakes.
00:26Landslides on the sea floor.
00:29Lands slumping into the ocean.
00:33Large volcanic eruptions or a meteorite crash on the ocean floor.
00:40When an earthquake, a landslide or a volcanic eruption occurs on the sea or ocean bed..
00:49..a vertical jolt is created which displaces the bed and causes extreme tension in water.
00:58The water is pushed upwards but gravity tries to pull it down.
01:04This causes an upsurge in the water levels and the waves start moving away from the point of tension.
01:13Tsunamis are barely felt as a ripple on the ocean surface as the water is quite deep.
01:20But as and when those waves reach the land, the water becomes shallower.
01:26And the waves constantly increase in height.
01:30They hit the shore and oh my! Cause a lot of destruction.
01:37It is said the first wave of a Tsunami is not the strongest.
01:42But the successive waves are bigger and stronger.
01:46Oh! And Tsunamis can travel at a speed of about 500 miles per hour.
01:54Which is almost as fast as a jet plane.
01:58And that's why Tsunami waves are called killer waves.
02:03Deadly, isn't it?
02:05Trivia Time!
02:07Did you know that a Tsunami wave can be less than 30 cm in height and can pass off unnoticed?
02:14If you get stuck in a Tsunami, don't swim.
02:18Because the currents will pull you in the opposite direction.
02:22Just hold on to a floating object and be safe.