Answer to Question #122358 in Physical geography for Ng

Question

how to we calculate the total travel time between these two stations to estimate the average speed of the tsunami in km per hour?

Answer 1

When the tsunami passes station 1, start the stopwatch. As the tsunami reaches station 2, stop the stopwatch. The total travel time between these two stations is on your stopwatch.

To estimate the average speed, simply divide the distance between the stations in km by the time converted to hours.