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"Whereas the velocity of a wind-blown wave can be calculated if you know its wavelength, what piece of information do you need to know to calculate the velocity of a tsunami?"
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"Whereas the velocity of a wind-blown wave can be calculated if you know its wavelength, what piece of information do you need to know to calculate the velocity of a tsunami?"

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Answer: Frequency

Explanation: The velocity of a wave is the product of wavelength and frequency. That is to say:


v=\lambda\cdot{f}

Hence, the frequency associated with the tsunami is needed to calculate the velocity.

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