A portion of the ocean floor moves rapidly downward


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a portion of the ocean floor moves rapidly downward. what type of waves would you expect it to produce

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If you are standing on the shore, and you see a big portion of water (ocean floor) moving rapidly downward ( and backwards) you'll expect the water to come back as a tsunami.

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