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प्रश्न
Name some Earthquakes which caused great damage.
उत्तर
Some Earthquakes which caused serious damage to property and life are :
- Lisbon Earthquake of 1755
- South Carolina Earthquake of August 1886
- The Japan Earthquake of Oct. 28, 1891
- Kanga (Himachal Pradesh) Earthquake of April 1905
- Tokyo (Japan) Sep. 1923
- Quetta 1935
- Bihar 1934
- California Earthquake of April 1966
- Turkey Sep. 1975
- Iran 1968
- Peru 1970
- Tangshan (China) Earthquake of July 1976
- Broach Earthquake of 1970 affected part of Gujrat.
- Earthquake of 1988, had its epicentre near Darbhanga and affected parts of North Bihar, Nepal, and Bangladesh.
- The Bhuj earthquake of 2001 devastated many cities of Gujarat.
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For the formation of a rift valley, which of the following processes should occur in the earth’s crust?
Identify and name the internal movement.
Molten magma is thrown out of the earth’s mantle.
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.
Give reasons why an earthquake occurs.
Fill in the blank:
The giant sea waves caused by earthquakes in the oceans are called ___________.
What is called an earthquake?
State two natural causes of an earthquake.
Name one man-made cause of an earthquake.
What is known as seismic focus and epicenter with respect to an earthquake?
What is the difference between seismic focus and epicenter?
How are earthquakes distributed over the globe?
How is the intensity of earthquakes measured? What instruments are used?
How an earthquake is caused?
Describe the world’s distribution of earthquakes.
Why are earthquakes related to volcanoes?
Give one word for the following :
An instrument used for recording all the earth tremors and earthquakes.
Define Earthquake.
The earthquake is measured by the ______ scale.
Choose the odd one.
focus, epicenter, vent, seismic waves
