Tag: earthquakes
Questions Related to earthquakes
What is most prone to earthquakes?
The line drawn on the map through the places having the same intensity of an earthquake is called _______________.
Vibrations or shakings occuring in the crust of the earth are called _________________.
Sudden shaking of a part of the earth is called ______.
Richter scale is a/an ______ aide to measure earth tremors.
Waves produced due to the earthquake are known as ___________.
Which of the following is not in the seismic zone of India?
Match Column-I with Column-II and mark the correct option.
Column - I | Column - II | ||
---|---|---|---|
(a) | Richter scale | (i) | Electric Charge |
(b) | Electroscope | (ii) | Amber |
(c) | Resin | (iii) | Earthquake |
(d) | Electric current | (iv) | Flow of charges |
Seismic waves that vibrate perpendicular to the direction of their path _______.
The magnitude of the earthquake is measured on the ______________.