An area near a coastline has a lot of damage. Earth materials are cracked and moved from one place to another, and there are a lot of flooded areas and places with extreme erosion. What is the most likely reason for these changes?(1 point)

Question

An area near a coastline has a lot of damage. Earth materials are cracked and moved from one place to another, and there are a lot of flooded areas and places with extreme erosion. What is the most likely reason for these changes?(1 point)
Responses

A tsunami caused all the damage.
A tsunami caused all the damage.

Both an earthquake and a tsunami caused the damage.
Both an earthquake and a tsunami caused the damage.

An active volcano caused the damage.
An active volcano caused the damage.

An earthquake caused all the damage.

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The most likely reason for the changes described—cracked and moved earth materials, flooding, and extreme erosion—would be:

Both an earthquake and a tsunami caused the damage.

Tsunamis are often generated by underwater earthquakes, and the combination of both events can lead to significant and widespread damage along coastlines.