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  1. Only in the morning
  2. Only in the night
  3. Only in the evening
  4. Anytime of the entire day

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Option 4 : Anytime of the entire day
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The correct answer is any time of the entire day.

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Tsunamis: 

  • Tsunamis are waves of seawater caused by sudden forces.
  • Tsunamis can occur any time of the entire day.
  • Tsunami constitute of two words- 'Tsu' means harbour and 'nami' meaning wave
  • When tsunamis become hazardous get devastating in nature in nature and damage human and natural resources
  • Some of the major causes of the tsunami are as follows
    • Earthquakes: deep-sea earthquake is a major cause of most tsunamis. Earthquakes can occur due to a number of reasons i.e. earth movement, plate movement, subduction of a plate, orogenic process, and also anthropogenic causes. For example, the tsunami in the Indian Ocean 
    • Landslide: landslide is one of the major causes of the earthquake and it can also result in a tsunami
    • Volcanic eruption: volcanic eruption along the sea or volcanism along a mid-oceanic ridge also causes a tsunami
    • Strike with a meteorite: these are coming from extraterrestrial sources
  • Other causes of the tsunami are atmospheric causes, manmade sources, etc. which are not so effective and common
  • In 70% of cases, the sudden motion of the seafloor is caused due to the deep sea earthquake occurring due to a number of factors

F1 Pratiksha Shetty Anil 26.10.20 D2

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