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Disaster Management — Social Science STD 9 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9Social ScienceDisaster Management1 Mark
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What is meant by Tsunami?
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  • ‘Tsunami’ is a Japanese word meaning destructive waves. Due to the volcanic eruption or an earthquake on the sea floor, very powerful waves of large size and of unusual wavelength are created on the sea surface. These are called ‘Tsunami’.

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