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In a tsunami the shock waves originating...

In a tsunami the shock waves originating in the ocean bed propagate

A

as transverse waves only.

B

as longitudinal waves only.

C

as both transverse and longitudinal waves.

D

Neither as transverse nor as longitudinal waves.

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C
as both transverse and longitudinal waves.
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