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CGF3M-4
Miscellaneous
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |