Compare and contrast floods and tsunamis.(1 point)

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Both floods and tsunamis can cause large impacts with destructive amounts of water. However, a flood is a giant ocean wave created by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. A tsunami is a large amount of water on land that’s normally dry.
Both floods and tsunamis can cause large impacts with destructive amounts of water. However, a flood is a giant ocean wave created by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. A tsunami is a large amount of water on land that’s normally dry.

Both tsunamis and floods are caused by large storms that form over the ocean. However, floods are always much larger than tsunamis.
Both tsunamis and floods are caused by large storms that form over the ocean. However, floods are always much larger than tsunamis.

Both tsunamis and floods are caused by large storms that form over the ocean. However, tsunamis are always much larger than floods.
Both tsunamis and floods are caused by large storms that form over the ocean. However, tsunamis are always much larger than floods.

Both floods and tsunamis can cause large impacts with destructive amounts of water. However, a tsunami is a giant ocean wave created by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. A flood is a large amount of water on land that’s normally dry.

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The fourth response accurately distinguishes between floods and tsunamis by correctly defining a tsunami as a giant ocean wave typically caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, while describing a flood as an overflow of water onto normally dry land. In contrast, the first three responses incorrectly characterize floods as ocean waves or associate both phenomena strictly with storms, which is not accurate.

To summarize:

• Floods are typically the result of excessive rainfall, river overflow, or dam failures, leading to water inundating land areas.
• Tsunamis are large ocean waves caused by seismic activity (like earthquakes) or volcanic eruptions, and they can result in catastrophic flooding when they reach land.

Both can cause significant destruction, but their causes, characteristics, and impacts differ.