Multiple Choice
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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