Observations
- I
tested this experiment 45 times.
- During
each exercise, the tsunami-like wave that was created by the lowering of the
weight in the water tank would naturally cause some of the water in the tank
to overflow. With each test, the level of the water in the tank became
lower, causing the depth of the water to become gradually shallower. I
noticed that, as the water became shallower, the wave became clearer.
- When
the bag of gravel was lowered down the inclined slope into the tank filled
with water, I noticed that the crest of the first wave curled over much like
a real tsunami. The water sloshed back and forth after the first wave hit
the impact slope. This observation is very typical of what happens when real
tsunamis occur. Real tsunamis slosh back and forth in harbors (edge waves) causing the
tsunami danger to continue after the first wave hits.
- The
first wave generated by the simulated landslide crested and caused
flooding at the runup end of the tank, washing away away the model trees and
buildings.
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