a) Calculate the speed of a tsunami (in meters per second), assuming an average ocean depth of 4000m.   b) Convert the speed of a tsunami from meters per second to meters per hour (note that 1 hr = 3600 seconds).   c) Convert the speed of a tsunami from meters per hour to miles per hour (note that 1 mile = 1600m).

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1) If you want to know the speed of a long-wavelength wave (e.g. tsunami or tide), you can use the shallow-water wave velocity equation

 

v=gd

 

where g is acceleration due to gravity (~10 m/s2), d is water depth (in meters), and v = speed (in meters per second).

 

  1. a) Calculate the speed of a tsunami (in meters per second), assuming an average ocean depth of 4000m.

 

  1. b) Convert the speed of a tsunami from meters per second to meters per hour (note that 1 hr = 3600 seconds).

 

  1. c) Convert the speed of a tsunami from meters per hour to miles per hour (note that 1 mile = 1600m).
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