- Landslides: Earthquakes often trigger landslides, especially in mountainous regions, causing massive destruction to property and infrastructure.
- Tsunamis: Underwater earthquakes can displace large volumes of water, generating tsunamis that flood coastal areas, causing widespread damage and loss of life.
- Damage to Life and Property: Earthquakes cause colossal damage to life and property, especially near the epicenter where buildings may collapse, leading to injuries and loss of lives.
- Flash Floods: Landslides resulting from earthquakes may block river flows, causing flash floods in the affected areas.
- Damage to Transport and Communication Networks: Earthquakes can damage roads, railway lines, bridges, metro networks, as well as electrical and telephone poles and cables.
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प्रश्न
Give any two destructive effects of earthquakes.
Mention five destructive effects of earthquakes.
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Notes
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पाठ 8: Earthquakes - EXERCISES [पृष्ठ ७९]
संबंधित प्रश्न
Suppose you are outside your home and an earthquake strikes. What precaution would you take to protect yourself?
Give scientific reasons.
It is safer to find shelter under things like a bed, table at the time of the earthquake.
Give scientific reasons.
Don't use lifts at the time of earthquakes.
Write the causes of the following:
Earthquakes
Mention some of the main effects of earthquakes.
Are Volcones Destructive (or) Constructive?
Consider the following statement and choose the appropriate answer:
Assertion (A): A greater danger in an Earthquake is the falling of buildings.
Reason (R): Earthquake may cause changes in the earth’s surface
The outermost layer of earth is called
Major earthquakes are less likely to occur in
Consider the list of terms given below:
- Tsunami
- Landslides
- Floods
- Lightning
Earthquakes can cause
