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    Tsunamis Are Most Commonly Generated by Sudden _________ Movement of the Seafloor
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Tsunamis Are Most Commonly Generated by Sudden _________ Movement of the Seafloor

Question 21

Question 21

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Tsunamis are most commonly generated by sudden _________ movement of the seafloor during an earthquake.


A) strike-slip
B) horizontal
C) vertical
D) circular

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