Earthquake and volcanoes - class-VIII
Description: earthquake and volcanoes | |
Number of Questions: 37 | |
Created by: Karuna Seth | |
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Which of the following is a post volcanic activity?
The ___________ is the point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus of the earthquake.
Oceanic tidal waves which result from earthquakes are known as ____________.
Choose the odd one out.
The severity of Earthquake is measured on ________________.
Volcanic activities and seismic occurrences are __________.
An earthquake is a defined as a tremor below the surface of the earth which causes ______________.
According to the plate tectonic theory, the crust of the earth is made up of series of ____________.
The point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of Earthquake is called ______.
Identify the Man-made causes of Earthquake ______.
P-waves of earthquake can pass through _________.
S-waves of earthquake can only pass through ______________.
The violent eruption of _________ volcano between the islands of Sumatra and Java is considered as the most violent of volcanic eruptions in modern human history.
Anatomy of earthquake includes ______.
The point of origin of waves of earthquake is called as ________________.
In 1906 San Andreas Fault of California gave rise to major earthquake because of __________.
The vibration of earthquakes, last from a few seconds to several minutes, called as ______.
There are annually 8,000-10,000 earthquakes in the world, which comes to about an earthquake every hour known as, ____________.
On the Earth's surface the maximum damage occurs at ____________.
A line connecting all points on the surface of the earth where the intensity of shock produced by earthquake waves is the same.
India is divided into how many seismic zones according to the earthquake zoning map _________.
On April 25th, 2015 a 7.8 Richter scale earthquake hit _______.
Find the odd one out and give explanation for your choice.
The most destructive earthquake waves are ___________.
An earthquake produces which kind of sound before the main shock wave begins?
The movement of the earth's plates causes __________.
The point on the earth's surface directly above the point of origin of earthquake is called ___________.
Creation of new coastal plains is the ________ effect of earthquake.
_________ is the constructive effect of Earthquake.
A Tsunami can be generated when destructive plate boundries abruptly move and ___________.
Mega Tsunami caused by landslide on ________.
Secondary destructive effect of earthquake includes _______.
Collapsing of buildings, bridges and roads are the __________.
How many flood forecast centres have been established in India?
The undersea earthquakes can cause ____________.
Sudden overflow of large volume of water off the riverbank is termed as ______.
Consider the list of terms given below.
(i) Tsunami (iii) Floods