Assertion A The impact of tsunami is less over the ocean and more near the coast where they caused l...........

Geography Disasters and Management issues

Assertion (A): The impact of tsunami is less over the ocean and more near the coast where they caused large scale devastations.

Reason (R): The speed of wave in the ocean depends upon the depth of the water, it is more in the shallow water than in the ocean.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(A) is true but (R) is false.

(A) is false but (R) is true.

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Explanation:

Tsunami or tidal wave, is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami.