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प्रश्न
What is Tsunami?
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उत्तर
- The word Tsunami is a Japanese term that means harbour waves.
- It refers to large seismically generated sea waves caused by Earthquakes, submarine explosions and land slides.
- These waves travel at a great speed (more than 500 km per hour) and the length of the waves exceeds 600 km.
- These waves reach to a height of more than 15 m near sea shore and are capable of causing destruction along the coastal area.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Define plate tectonics.
Mention its major components volcano.
Write about the Pacific Ring of fire.
Distinguish between Divergent and convergent boundaries.
Distinguish between primary waves and secondary waves.
The collision with the Eurasian Plate along the boundary between India and Nepal formed ______ Plateau.
Match the following:
| (a) | Active Volcano | (i) | Mt. Kilimanjaro |
| (b) | Dormant Volcano | (ii) | Strata Volcano |
| (c) | Extinct Volcano | (iii) | Mt. St. Helens |
| (d) | Composite Volcano | (iv) | Mt. Fuji |
| (e) | Shield Volcano | (v) | Mauma loa |
Consider the given statement:
Statement I: Volcanoes can also be classified based on the periodicity of eruptions, as Active volcano, Dormant volcano, and Extinct volcano.
Statement II: A lava dome is roughly a circular mound formed due to the slow ejection of viscous lava from a volcano.
Which of the following statements(s) is/are true?
Give reason for the following:
The Himalayas are fold mountains
Pacific Ring of Fire – What do you understand by the term?
