Landslides and volcanic eruptions can cause a tsunami by

A. causing a large mass of rock to catastrophically displace the water.
B. causing large winds and fast-moving pyroclastic flows.
C. causing ground shaking.
D. heating up the water, causing it to expand.
E. forming large gas bubbles under water.


Answer: A

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