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प्रश्न
What is an Earthquake?
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उत्तर १
The sudden mild or violent shaking of a part of the earth is called an earthquake. An earthquake is generally accompanied by a rumbling and tremors.
उत्तर २
An earthquake is tremor or convulsion of the earth’s crust due to sudden movement of the crust.
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.
Buildings collapsed at the foothills of the Himalayas because of an earthquake. Before collapsing, they were moving forward and backward.
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Most earthquakes occur on account of the strain in the _________.
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The last of the earthquake waves to arrive on the surface of the earth are ___________ waves.
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The giant sea waves caused by earthquakes in the oceans are called ___________.
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About 70 percent of the earthquakes occur in the _________________ Belt.
State two natural causes of an earthquake.
What are known as seismic focus and epicenter with respect to an earthquake?
How are earthquakes useful?
How are earthquakes distributed over the globe?
Describe the world’s distribution of earthquakes.
Give one word for the following :
The surface position immediately above the origin of an earthquake.
The earthquake waves are recorded by an instrument known as ______.
Seismology is the study of ______.
Choose the odd one
Define Earthquake.
The earthquake is measured by the ______ scale.
Name the point where the vibrations originate in an earthquake.
Choose the odd one.
focus, epicenter, vent, seismic waves
