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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
Fill in the blank:
Most earthquakes occur on account of the strain in the _________.
What is called an earthquake?
Name two man-made causes of an earthquake.
What are known as seismic focus and epicenter with respect to an earthquake?
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. |
Explain the three types of earthquake waves.
What is the difference between seismic focus and epicenter?
What is an Earthquake?
Name the important Earthquake-belts of the world.
OR
Indicate two major belts of Earthquakes.
Name some Earthquakes which caused great damage.
Name three causes of Earthquakes.
Give two major causes of earthquakes.
Give reasons for the following:
Internal processes are different from external processes.
Choose the odd one
What is Seismograph?
How the earthquake can be recorded?
