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The main cause of Tsunami is : |
A. | Volcanoes |
B. | Cyclones |
C. | Earthquake on sea floor |
D. | Moon's attraction |
Answer» C. Earthquake on sea floor | |
Explanation: A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions (including detonations of underwater nuclear devices), landslides, glacier calvings, meteorite impacts and other disturbances above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami. |
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