Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true?

• A)The seafloor undergoes sudden horizontal slippage during an earthquake, causing the overlying water to be accelerated or pushed laterally, initiating a tsunami.
• B)The seafloor suddenly moves upward or downward during an earthquake, displacing the sea surface into a mound or trough, as gravity tries to restore the sea surface a very fast tsunami wave is generated.
• C)As seafloor is subducted, water is squeezed out of deep sea sediment to produce a surface wave (tsunami).
• D)Tsunami can be generated by sea cliffs tumbling into tidewater, thereby generating a surface wave.

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