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प्रश्न
Why are earthquakes related to volcanoes?
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उत्तर
There is a close relationship between an earthquake and a volcano. Earthquakes and volcanoes occur in small belts, i.e. Mid world belt and Circum Pacific belt. Their distribution shows a similar pattern. Volcanic eruption leads to earthquakes. Volcanic eruptions are the local cause of earthquakes.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Arrange the following statements in chronological order in which an earthquake occurs.
- The earth’s surface vibrates.
- The plates suddenly move.
- Due to the movements in the mantle, compression goes on increasing.
- Along the weak points ( faultlines) rocks break apart.
- Stored energy is released in the form of seismic waves.
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Most earthquakes occur on account of the strain in the _________.
Fill in the blank:
___________ are the first earthquake waves to be recorded on a seismograph of an earthquake.
Fill in the blank:
About 70 percent of the earthquakes occur in the _________________ Belt.
What is called an earthquake?
What are known as seismic focus and epicenter with respect to an earthquake?
What is known as the Richter scale?
Describe how earthquakes are caused on the surface of the earth.
How an earthquake is caused?
Earthquakes occur in the Mid-Atlantic belt.
What was the cause of the Koyna earthquake in India?
Give two major causes of earthquakes.
Answer the following:
A volcanic eruption is one of the main causes of earthquakes.
The earthquake waves are recorded by an instrument known as ______.
Seismology is the study of ______.
Choose the odd one
What is Seismograph?
The earthquake is measured by the ______ scale.
How the earthquake can be recorded?
