2) Ocean Village is about 1500 miles from a subduction zone which has the potent

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2) Ocean Village is about 1500 miles from a subduction zone which has the potential of producing a tsunami generating earthquake. What is the maximum amount of warning time the village can expect if a tsunami is generated at that subduction zone? 3.5 hours 7.1 hours 1.2 hours 0.5 hours 3) Ocean Village has 498 residents. About how many would have their homes destroyed if the village was inundated by a tsunami with a run up elevation of 20 feet? 374 residents75 residents 224 residents 498 residents

Explanation / Answer

2) The average speed of a Tsunami is = 425mph

given the ocean village is about 1500miles from subduction zone.

Therefore, Warning time = distance/speed = 1500/425 = 3.52 hours

the warning time the village ca expect is 3.52 hours

3) all the homes will be destroyed i.e. 498 residents

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