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To Explain: Large waves are not produced by heavy rainfall in a thunderstorm.
Explanation of Solution
Introduction:
A traveling disturbance which carries energy through space and matter is termed as a wave. It transfers energy without transferring a matter.
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A wave in water, produced by the displacement (or dislocation) of large volume of the water is termed as large wave. A wave with the greater amplitude is the most energetic wave.
The energy of swimmer is transported to the following wave in very small space in very less time. And the energy of the raindrops is spread out in the surrounding area with more time compared to pool.
So, a raindrop falling into the pool or a swimmer jumping in the pool creates more wave than a raindrop in the storm.
Conclusion:
Because of short time period and spreading out of raindrops in surrounding, large waves are not produced.
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