Natural Disasters

During a recent earthquake, Ravi was asked to identify the following:

• Seismograph

• Focus

• Aftershocks

• Epicenter

What is the instrument used to measure the strength of an earthquake?

• thermometer

• barometer

• anemometer

• seismometer

Help Saurabh to draw the drawing of volcanic eruption

During a recent earthquake, Saurabhraj experienced the main shock. What is the name for a smaller earthquake that follows the main shock of a larger earthquake?

• Aftershock

• Beforequake

• Pre-shock

• Forequake

During a geography class, Sambhayva asked, 'What is the term for the point on the Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's focus?'

• epicenter

• centerpoint

• apex

• zenith

What is the name for the seismic sea wave caused by an underwater earthquake?

• tornado

• volcano

• hurricane

• tsunami

Tell the effects of earthquake.

• soil liquefaction, landslides, fissures, avalanches

• transportation accidents, and hazardous material releases into the environment, contaminating water supplies and threatening public health

• limit the growing season and create conditions that encourage insect and disease infestation in certain crops

• Volcanic eruption estimation

Is it possible to predict earthquakes?

• NO

• YES

• cannot be said

During a recent science class, Sambhayva asked her teacher, 'What is the term for the shaking or trembling of the ground during an earthquake?'. How would you respond?

• ground wobble

• seismic activity

• tectonic shift

• earthquake dance

What is earthquake?

• what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another.

• the point on the earth’s surface where the effects of a sudden movement are felt most strongly

• giant waves

• Divergent boundary