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Geography Disasters and Management issues

Consider the following statements:

1. The speed of the tsunami waves is more in the shallow coast than the ocean deep.

2. The tsunami waves are highly influenced by the Coriolis force of the earth when they travel over significant distances.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

The speed of a tsunami depends on the depth of the water it is traveling through. The deeper the water, the faster the tsunami. In the deep ocean, tsunamis can move as fast as a jet plane, over 500 mph (800 km/h), and can cross entire oceans in less than a day. The distance between waves is the wavelength.

Coriolis force noticeably alters the leading wave amplitude and tsunami wave-forms.