Earthquakes
Earthquakes: Overview
Through this topic, we will discuss the situations of an earthquake by observing the given pictures. We will understand how earthquakes occur along with the real-life example. We will also learn about the things to be done during an earthquake.
Important Questions on Earthquakes
What is earthquake and when was the last earthquake in Telangana?
Is a magnitude earthquake bad? Is Telangana an earthquake zone?
Where do earthquakes occur in Telangana?
Write a short note on Earthquake in Telangana.
Why is the moment magnitude scale used to measure the magnitude of large earthquakes?
Which of the following measures the intensity of earthquake better than the Richter scale?
Richter scale measures the energy released by the earthquake more accurately than the moment magnitude scale.
Moment magnitude scale measures the intensity of the earthquake.
Richter scale is used to measure the seismic waves on the surface of the Earth.
Which of the following is used to measure the magnitude of the earthquake?
Which of the following is the function of a seismoscope?
Seismoscope is the device used to measure the seismic waves on the Earth.
Which of the following is used to measure the time of occurrence of an Earth quake?
What is a seismoscope? Also explain the difference with seismograph.
India suffered some of its major earthquakes in the century. One of the worst affected was in From the following, select where it happened.
India suffered one of its worst earthquake at Bhuj, Gujarat in .
Explain about earthquake happened in Bhuj.
TamilNadu was one of the most affected state in the Tsunami which occurred in . Why?
Select the cities from the list which got affected by Tsunami in .
