- 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
Students should refer to the answer according to their questions.
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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?
Is there any relations between dam and earthquake? Explain.
Give scientific reasons.
It is safer to find shelter under things like a bed, table at the time of the earthquake.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of Earthquakes?
OR
What are the effects of Earthquakes?
Name the major earthquakes of India from 1991 to 1997.
Mention some of the main effects of earthquakes.
Write about the effects of an earthquake?
The outermost layer of earth is called
Major earthquakes are less likely to occur in
State whether the following statement is True or False.
The process of electric discharge cannot occur between clouds and the earth.
