A tsunami is ____________.
A)an earthquake-generated sea wave that can sometimes destroy coastal cities thousands of kilometers from its source
B)a sloshing of water back and forth within a lake or bay
C)the amount of change in elevation of local sea level caused by a surging wave
D)the tendency of wet,clay-rich soils to behave like a liquid during an earthquake

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A tsunami is an earthquake-generated sea wave that can sometimes destroy coastal cities thousands of kilometers from its source. It is usually caused by the displacement of a large volume of water in an ocean or a large lake.

A Tsunami Is ____________