As a tsunami enters a bay or fjord, wave height ____

a. ?increases because the water depth deepens
b. ?increases because water is warmer
c. ?decreases because the water depth decreases near shore
d. ?increases because the wave is forced into a narrower space
e. ?decreases only if bay water is shallower, increases if it is deeper


ANSWER: d

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