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Miscellaneous
Question | Answer |
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generation | a seafloor disturbance such as movement along a fault line |
generation | first process in development of a tsunami |
propagation | occurs once the wave has been generated |
propagation | second occurrence in formation of tsunami |
inundation | when the wave breaks at the shore line |
shoaling | third occurence in formation of tsunami |
inundation | fourth process in formation of tsunami |
precipitation | rain, snow, hail, sleet |
humidity | water in the air, not precipitation |
saturation point | when something is totally full and you cannot fit anything else in |
clouds | series of small droplets of water or minute ice crystals caught up in the earth's atmosphere |
condensation nucleii | particles of sand, dust |
evaporation | water moving from liquid state to vapor state |