Question 4

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As tsunamis approach shore, their waves while the water molecules affected by their passing and travel distances.

As tsunamis approach shore, their waves slow down while the water molecules affected by their passing move faster and travel longer distances. Eventually, the wave slows from up to 800 km/hr to 50km/hr (500 mi/hr to 30 mi/hr), but the moving particles become a current running far up the shore.