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प्रश्न
Answer the following:
A volcanic eruption is one of the main causes of earthquakes.
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उत्तर
A volcanic eruption is one of the main causes of earthquakes because volcanic earthquakes are caused by gas explosions. Such earthquakes occur either simultaneously with eruption or more commonly in the period preceding an eruption.
संबंधित प्रश्न
For the formation of a rift valley, which of the following processes should occur in the earth’s crust?
Give a geographical reason.
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| 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. |
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