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प्रश्न
Describe the world’s distribution of earthquakes.
उत्तर
The earthquakes are distributed along with two major belts namely circum Pacific earthquake belt (Ring of fire) and the Mid-World, Mountain Earthquake belt along the great fold mountain zone.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Give geographical reason.
Buildings collapsed at the foothills of the Himalayas because of an earthquake. Before collapsing they were moving forward and backward.
Identify and name the internal movement.
Molten magma is thrown out of the earth’s mantle.
Fill in the blank:
Most earthquakes occur on account of the strain in the _________.
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. |
How is the intensity of earthquakes measured? What instruments are used?
How an earthquake is caused?
Name the important Earthquake-belts of the world.
OR
Indicate two major belts of Earthquakes.
Name the instrument used to record Earthquakes.
What was the cause of the Koyna earthquake in India?
Describe the main type of Earthquake Waves.
Why are earthquakes related to volcanoes?
Give reasons for the following:
Folding and faulting frequently go together.
Choose the odd one
Define Earthquake.
What is Seismograph?
The earthquake is measured by the ______ scale.
An earthquake of magnitude ______ scale can cause damage from things falling.
