ELI5) Does displacement have a speed?

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So if i say drop a giant iceberg big enough to make a visible difference in the water level of the ocean, would all the levels around the earth rise simultaneously? or would a wave of heightened water level travel across the ocean to the other side, suggesting tides dont exist ofcourse.

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Yes displacement has a speed. The force the moves the water is transmitted at the material specific speed of sound, and the final position of the movement can be even slower

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