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प्रश्न
Earthquakes occur in the Mid-Atlantic belt.
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उत्तर
Earthquakes occur in the Mid-Atlantic belt because here the sea floor spreading is the main cause of earthquakes.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Give a geographical reason.
Buildings collapsed at the foothills of the Himalayas because of an earthquake. Before collapsing, they were moving forward and backward.
Identify and name the internal movement.
Molten magma is thrown out of the earth’s mantle.
Arrange the following statements in chronological order in which an earthquake occurs.
- The earth’s surface vibrates.
- The plates suddenly move.
- Due to the movements in the mantle, compression goes on increasing.
- Along the weak points ( faultlines) rocks break apart.
- Stored energy is released in the form of seismic waves.
Fill in the blank:
Most earthquakes occur on account of the strain in the _________.
Fill in the blank:
The giant sea waves caused by earthquakes in the oceans are called ___________.
State two natural causes of an earthquake.
What are known as seismic focus and epicenter with respect to an earthquake?
How are earthquakes distributed over the globe?
How is the intensity of an earthquake measured?
Name some Earthquakes which caused great damage.
What was the cause of the Koyna earthquake in India?
Name the causes of earthquakes.
Give one word for the following :
The surface position immediately above the origin of an earthquake.
The magnitude of an earthquake is measured by ______.
Seismology is the study of ______.
Name the point where the vibrations originate in an earthquake.
Choose the odd one.
focus, epicenter, vent, seismic waves
