An earthquake causes a shift in the ocean floor that produces a tsunami with a wavelength of 100 km. How fast will this wave travel across the ocean su rface if the ocean depth is 3000 m? [Answer in units of m/s]

An earthquake causes a shift in the ocean floor that produces a tsunami with a wavelength of 100 km. How fast will this wave travel across the ocean su rface if the ocean depth is 3000 m? [Answer in units of m/s]

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