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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank:
About 70 percent of the earthquakes occur in the _________________ Belt.
उत्तर
About 70 percent of the earthquakes occur in the Circum- Pacific-Mountain Belt.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Identify and name the internal movement.
Molten magma is thrown out of the earth’s mantle.
Give reasons why an earthquake occurs.
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___________ are the first earthquake waves to be recorded on a seismograph of an earthquake.
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The last of the earthquake waves to arrive on the surface of the earth are ___________ waves.
Name one man-made cause of an earthquake.
What is 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.
Is it possible to predict an earthquake? Give reasons to support your answer.
What is an Earthquake?
Name some Earthquakes which caused great damage.
Choose the odd one
On an outline map of the world, mark the Pacific Ring of Fire
The earthquake is measured by the ______ scale.
How the earthquake can be recorded?
Give a note on Tsunami 2004.
Name the point where the vibrations originate in an earthquake.
What is the point of the earth’s surface directly above the focus called?
