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Understanding Tsunami Basics

The document discusses tsunamis. It defines a tsunami as a series of waves generated when large amounts of water in a sea or lake are rapidly displaced. Tsunamis are caused by seismic events like earthquakes that abruptly deform the seafloor and displace overlying water. As the displaced water moves under gravity, it radiates across the ocean in ripple-like waves. Tsunamis cause major damage primarily through the huge mass of water in the waves that flood coastal areas, rather than the initial wave front.

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Understanding Tsunami Basics

The document discusses tsunamis. It defines a tsunami as a series of waves generated when large amounts of water in a sea or lake are rapidly displaced. Tsunamis are caused by seismic events like earthquakes that abruptly deform the seafloor and displace overlying water. As the displaced water moves under gravity, it radiates across the ocean in ripple-like waves. Tsunamis cause major damage primarily through the huge mass of water in the waves that flood coastal areas, rather than the initial wave front.

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Explanation Text beserta Generic Structure dan Language Features.

Tsunami

The term of "tsunami" comes from the Japanese which means harbour ("tsu") and wave ("nami"). A
tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on a massive
scale.

A tsunami will be generated when the seafloor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying
water. Such large vertical movements of the earth's crust can occur at plate boundaries. Subduction of
earthquakes are particularly effective in generating tsunami, and occur where denser oceanic plates slip
under continental plates.

As the displaced water mass moves under the influence of gravity to regain its equilibrium, it radiates
across the ocean like ripples on a pond. Tsunami always bring great damage. Most of the damage is
caused by the huge mass of water behind the initial wave front, as the height of the sea keeps rising fast
and floods powerfully into the coastal area.

 Generic Structure

1. General Statement

The term of "tsunami" comes from the Japanese which means harbour ("tsu") and wave ("nami"). A
tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on a massive
scale.

2. Squenced of Explanation

A tsunami can be generated when the sea floor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying
water. Such large vertical movements of the earth's crust can occur at plate boundaries. Subduction of
earthquakes are particularly effective in generating tsunami, and occur where denser oceanic plates slip
under continental plates.

As the displaced water mass moves under the influence of gravity to regain its equilibrium, it radiates
across the ocean like ripples on a pond.

3. Closing
Tsunami always bring great damage. Most of the damage is caused by the huge mass of water behind
the initial wave front, as the height of the sea keeps rising fast and floods powerfully into the coastal
area.

 Language Features

 Use simple present tense

A tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on at massive
scale.

 Use Passive Voice

A tsunami will be generated when the seafloor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying
water.

 Use abstract noun:

- Vertical

- Horizontal -Height

 Conjuction of time

-When

(when the seafloor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water)

(when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale).

 Action Verb

- Movement

- Moves
 Noun Phrases

A tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on a

massive scale.

 Adverbial Phrases

lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale.

 Complex sentences
 A tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on a
massive scale. Explanation:

1. A tsunami is a series of waves generated (main clause), while

2. when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale (subordinate clause)

 A tsunami will be generated when the seafloor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the
overlying water. Explanation:

1. A tsunami will be generated (main clause), while

2. when the seafloor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water (subordinate clause).

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