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Tsunami Wave Tank
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In a 3D tank that cuts out a slice of sea, change wavelength and depth to see deep-water waves speed up with wavelength and shallow-water waves with depth, along with the circular and elliptical motion of water particles. Trigger undersea earthquakes, landslides and storm surges to compare causes, watch a tsunami cross an ocean for hours and slow down and grow at the coast, then decide where a coastal town should evacuate.
Key conceptsocean waves · deep-water waves · shallow-water waves · transitional waves · orbital motion of water particles · tsunami · storm surge · Green's law · tsunami evacuation