Which risk increases when strike-slip motion along an undersea transform fault displaces the seafloor?

💡 Explanation

When strike-slip motion occurs underwater, sudden vertical displacement of the seafloor can trigger tsunami generation because of the kinetic energy transferred to the water column. Therefore a tsunami results, rather than methane release, acidification, or erosion, which involve different geophysical mechanisms unrelated to displacement.

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