3 Playful Ways to Explain a Tsunami to a 7-year-old

Three kid-friendly, playful rephrasings that explain a tsunami to a 7-year-old — likening it to a giant splash, a surprise party, or a racing water wave after an underwater earthquake.

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Here are three playful ways to say it:

  1. A tsunami is like the ocean giving a giant, speedy belly-bump after the ground shakes under the sea.
  2. A tsunami is the sea throwing a huge splashy surprise party that rushes to shore when the ocean floor gets a big jump.
  3. A tsunami is a giant water wave that races super fast to the beach after an underwater earthquake makes the sea wobble.

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