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As a tsunami enters a bay or fjord, wave height ____.
   a. increases because the water depth deepens
   b. increases because water is warmer
   c. decreases because the water depth decreases near shore
   d. increases because the wave is forced into a narrower space
   e. decreases only if bay water is shallower, increases if it is deeper

Question 2

As a tsunami enters shallow water, ____.
   a. the wave speed will increase, and the height will increase
   b. the wave speed will increase, and the height will decrease
   c. the wave speed will decrease, and the height will decrease
   d. the wave speed will decrease, and the height will increase
   e. the wave speed remains the same as the height increases


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Reply #1 on: Jul 13, 2018
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ANSWER: d

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ANSWER: d


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