Which of the Following Statements Is True

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.