Re: Merry Christmas & Boxing Day Tsunami Anniversary

Thanks, Dave. And thanks for taking the time to compose the quiz - I'll
second Petra's comment that "it was fun!"

Mike Williams
Arroyo Grande, CA USA

"David Oberman" <doberman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Mike Williams" <miklwlms@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>2. A tsunami is considered a:
>>
>>a. deep-water wave.
>>b. short wave.
>>c. shallow-water wave.
>>d. microwave.
>> A
>
> Great job, Mike Williams! You missed only one ^. Tsunamis are
> shallow-water waves (or long waves) because their wavelength is more
> than twice the water depth. You're absolutely right about #26--it was
> a poorly worded question. However, the answer I was looking for was B,
> which is what you said.


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