Natural Disasters and Calamities🌀🌊

The spot on the surface of Earth directly above the focus is called what?

• Earthquake

• Epicentre

• Epicenter

• Seismograph

The biggest earthquake ever recorded, which happened in 1960 in Chile had a magnitude of what?

• 9.2

• 8.5

• 9.5

• 8.2

What is an instrument used for recording the intensity and duration of an earthquake?

• Richter scale

• Magnitude

• Focus

• Seismograph

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, triggered what which caused a quarter million lives to be lost?

• Landslide

• Flood

• Sunami

• Tsunami

Which of the following are Natural disasters?

• Tsunami

• Covid-19

• Earthqueke

• House falling down

When the second biggest earthquake, happened in 1964 in Alaska, which tectonic plate dives under the other tectonic plate?

• South American plate and North American plate respectively.

• Pacific plate and South American plate respectively.

• None of these

• Pacific plate and North American plate respectively.

Which of the following are effects of an earthquake?

• Trees may get downrooted

• Buildings may collapse and develop rifts

• None of these

• Earthquakes lead to landslides and cyclones

Which of the following are not precautionary measures during earthquake?

• If you are in a high-rise building do use the elevators

• Drop to the floor

• Take cover under a sturdy table

• Be under hanging things

What is a natural disaster?

• A natural disaster is a natural event that causes great destruction to buildings, human beings and the environment.

• Both of them

• A natural disaster is a natural event that causes great destruction to animal, human beings and the environment.

• None of these

The point under the ground where the

earthquake begins is called what?

• Epicenter

• Concentrate

• Both Concentrate and Focus

• Focus