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प्रश्न
Seismology is the study of ______.
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उत्तर
Seismology is the study of Earthquake.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give reasons why an earthquake occurs.
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Most earthquakes occur on account of the strain in the _________.
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About 70 percent of the earthquakes occur in the _________________ Belt.
Name two man-made causes of an earthquake.
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?
Describe the world’s distribution of earthquakes.
Name the important Earthquake-belts of the world.
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Indicate two major belts of Earthquakes.
Earthquakes occur in the Mid-Atlantic belt.
What was the cause of the Koyna earthquake in India?
Describe the main type of Earthquake Waves.
Why are earthquakes related to volcanoes?
Give two major causes of earthquakes.
Give one word for the following :
An instrument used for recording all the earth tremors and earthquakes.
The magnitude of an earthquake is measured by ______.
The earthquake is measured by the ______ scale.
How the earthquake can be recorded?
Give a note on Tsunami 2004.
An earthquake of magnitude ______ scale can cause damage from things falling.
