Megathrusts Between Subducting Oceanic Crust and an Overriding Plate Are

question 45

Multiple Choice

Megathrusts between subducting oceanic crust and an overriding plate are a potential source of tsunamis because ________.

• A)the earthquakes on these faults are underwater and could displace large amounts of water from the oceans
• B)the earthquakes on these faults are underwater and could release large amounts of water from the asthenosphere
• C)one side of the fault is on land and the other is underwater so an earthquake could cause a landslide or tsunami depending on which side moved
• D)oceanic crust is "thrust" over the continent along a megathrust so that forces the land downward producing a tsunami

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