Destruction of buildings during an earthquake is an example of:

mechanical resonance

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damped vibration

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The correct option is A mechanical resonance
During earthquake, when the frequency of earthquake becomes equal to the natural frequency of building, resonance (mechanical) occurs due to which amplitude of vibration of building increases and building get destroy.

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