Earthquakes
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What instruments are used to measure the strength of earthquakes?
Q. _________ is the instrument used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes.
- Seismograph
- Vibration pickup
- Epicenter detector
- Richter scale
Q.
What is the difference between a seismograph and a Richter scale?
Q. Choose the correct statements.
- Damage due to an earthquake is usually least near the epicentre.
- Damage due to an earthquake is usually highest near the epicentre.
- Vibrations from the epicentre travel as waves.
- Earthquakes do not cause any significant damage on the surface of the Earth.
Q.
The place in the crust where the movement of the earthquake starts is called the
Plate boundary
Focus
Epicentre
None of the above
Q. _________ is the scale of measure used to calculate the magnitude of an earthquake.
- Seismograph
- Siesmo scale
- Richter scale
- Richgraph
Q. ________ are vibrations on the Earth's surface caused due to the movement of lithospheric plates.
- Volcanoes
- Landslides
- Earthquakes
- Avalanches
Q. Earthquakes have a point of origin called the ____.
- Focus
- Epicenter
- Fault
- Fracture point
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The ____ of Earth is broken into multiple tectonic plates that float around on the molten mantle underneath.
- atmosphere
- hydrosphere
- biosphere
- lithosphere
Q. The surface of the earth is still irregular inspite of millions of years of gradation, because ___________.
- Gradation does not reduce irregularities
- Gradation is a slow process
- Parts of the crust have been uplifted
- Deposition of material re-elevates the land
Q. Choose the correct statement.
- Earthquakes can be predicted and we can minimise their impact.
- Although earthquakes can't be predicted we can minimise their impact.
- Earthquakes can be predicted but we can't minimise its impact.
- Earthquakes can't be predicted and we can't minimise their impact.
Q. Choose the correct pairs of terminology related to earthquakes and their descriptions.
- Focus
- Point of Origin
- Epicentre
- Point on Earth
- Landslide
- Slippage of Rock
Q. What are earthquakes ?
How are they caused ?
Where are they experienced ?
Dos and Donts during and after an earth quake ?
How are they caused ?
Where are they experienced ?
Dos and Donts during and after an earth quake ?
Q. Which of the following steps do you think Japan incorporated to tackle the fact that it is located in an earthquake-prone region?
- Came up with or acquired new technologies to make their buildings earthquake-resistant.
- Made it compulsory by law for all buildings to be earthquake-resistant.
- Permanently abandoning all the regions in Japan that are prone to earthquakes.
- Initiating mass evacuation of people from all earthquake prone regions to safer locations.
Q. List three safety measures that one should take during an earthquake
Q. The instrument used to measure the intensity of the earthquake is known as
- Seismograph
- Speedometer
- Barometer
- None of these
Q. Swathi was on holiday on an island when she felt mild tremors shaking the island. Later, she found out that certain old buildings on the island had collapsed because of the tremors. She also observed widespread damage all over the island. Which of these disasters did Swathi experience?
- Drought
- Flood
- Tsunami
- Earthquake