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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank:
The giant sea waves caused by earthquakes in the oceans are called ___________.
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उत्तर
The giant sea waves caused by earthquakes in the oceans are called Tsunamis.
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:
___________ are the first earthquake waves to be recorded on a seismograph of an earthquake.
What is called an earthquake?
What is known as the Richter scale?
How are earthquakes useful?
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. |
Describe how earthquakes are caused on the surface of the earth.
What is an Earthquake?
Name some Earthquakes which caused great damage.
Give two major causes of earthquakes.
Give one word for the following :
An instrument used for recording all the earth tremors and earthquakes.
Seismology is the study of ______.
Choose the odd one
What is Seismograph?
An earthquake of magnitude ______ scale can cause damage from things falling.
In India, the Himalayan region and the ______ valley are prone to earthquakes.
Choose the odd one.
focus, epicenter, vent, seismic waves
