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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank:
Most earthquakes occur on account of the strain in the _________.
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उत्तर
Most earthquakes occur on account of the strain in the earth’s crust.
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.
Fill in the blank:
The last of the earthquake waves to arrive on the surface of the earth are ___________ waves.
Fill in the blank:
About 70 percent of the earthquakes occur in the _________________ Belt.
What is known as the Richter scale?
Match the Columns.
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Tsunami | (a) The waves that make the inhabitants feel the ground motion. |
| 2. Seismograph | (b) The instrument for measuring the intensity of earthquakes. |
| 3. S-waves | (c) Harbour waves generated by oceanic earthquakes. |
| 4. Richter scale | (d) The point on the earth surface directly above the seismic focus. |
| 5. Epicentre | (e) An instrument for recording the movement of earthquake waves. |
How is the intensity of an earthquake measured?
Name some Earthquakes which caused great damage.
Name the causes of earthquakes.
Name three causes of Earthquakes.
Give one word for the following :
The surface position immediately above the origin of an earthquake.
Give reasons for the following:
Internal processes are different from external processes.
Give reasons for the following:
Folding and faulting frequently go together.
Seismology is the study of ______.
Choose the odd one
The earthquake is measured by the ______ scale.
How the earthquake can be recorded?
Give a note on Tsunami 2004.
What is the point of the earth’s surface directly above the focus called?
