Tsunamis Are Best Described as

question 22

Multiple Choice

Tsunamis are best described as

• A)a series of large waves generated when the ocean floor moves up or down as the result of an underground earthquake
• B)a series of waves caused by an underground volcano
• C)a series of powerful waves generated by lunar eclipses that occur only once every several hundred years
• D)Tsunamis can actually be caused by any one of the processes listed.
• E)none of these answers

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