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The discovery of the potential for megathrust earthquakes on the Cascadia subduction zone...

The discovery of the potential for megathrust earthquakes on the Cascadia subduction zone is an example of how scientific explanations are developed. Briefly explain how the development of this hypothesis illustrated the following characteristics of scientific explanations:

1. It was provisional (tentative).

2. It was based on observations.

3. It was predictable and testable.

4. It offered a natural cause for natural events.

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