EARTH SCIENCE
EARTHQUAKES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Does an earthquake happen under water?
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Yes, it starts underwater and not on the earth.
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No, only tsunami’s starts underwater and earthquakes on earth because they cause damage to buildings.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Because subduction occurs primarily in off shore regions of the seafloor around the Pacific Ocean’s so-called Ring of Fire, most of the largest earthquakes also occur deep below the ocean surface.
Detailed explanation-2: -When a great earthquake ruptures, the faulting can cause vertical slip that is large enough to disturb the overlying ocean, thus generating a tsunami that will travel outwards in all directions.
Detailed explanation-3: -Earthquakes, volcanic explosions, and other underwater eruptions (including detonations, landslides, glacier calving, meteorite effects, and other turbulences) above or below water all have the possibility of causing a tsunami.
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