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प्रश्न
What is Seismograph?
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उत्तर
The earthquake waves are recorded by an instrument known as seismograph.
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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.
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 _________.
What is called an earthquake?
What is known as the Richter scale?
How are earthquakes useful?
Describe how earthquakes are caused on the surface of the earth.
Is it possible to predict an earthquake? Give reasons to support your answer.
Name the causes of earthquakes.
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.
Give one word for the following :
The surface position immediately above the origin of an earthquake.
The magnitude of an earthquake is measured by ______.
The earthquake waves are recorded by an instrument known as ______.
Define Earthquake.
The earthquake is measured by the ______ scale.
