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Statement I : Tsunami is small in open o...

Statement I : Tsunami is small in open ocean yet may be over 30 m high when it reaches a coastline.
Statement II :Tsunamis have long wavelength and they travel across the open ocean at high speed. As they approach shore, the wavelength decreases and the wave height increases.

A

Both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I

B

Both thestatements areindividually truebutstatement II is not the correct explanation of statement I

C

Statement I is true but statement II is false

D

Statement I is false but statement II is true

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