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Multiple choice geography our changing earth earthquake earthquakes earth's movement and creation of landforms endogenic process and creation of mountains

The line drawn on the map through the places having the same intensity of an earthquake is called _______________.

  1. Isoseismic line

  2. Isobar

  3. Isotherm

  4. Isohyte
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Explanation

An isoseismic line is a line on a map connecting points where an earthquake has the same intensity. Isobars connect points of equal pressure, and isotherms connect points of equal temperature.

Multiple choice geography our changing earth earthquake earthquakes earth's movement and creation of landforms endogenic process and creation of mountains

Vibrations or shakings occuring in the crust of the earth are called _________________.

  1. Earth movements

  2. Earth motion

  3. Earthquake

  4. Earth dissolution
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C Correct answer
Explanation

An earthquake is defined as the shaking or vibration of the Earth's surface caused by the release of energy from the crust, typically due to tectonic plate movement.

Multiple choice geography our changing earth earthquake earthquakes earth's movement and creation of landforms endogenic process and creation of mountains

Sudden shaking of a part of the earth is called ______.

  1. tsunami

  2. volcanic eruption

  3. hurricane

  4. earthquake
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D Correct answer
Explanation

An earthquake is the sudden shaking of the surface of the Earth, resulting from the sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can be violent enough to toss people around and destroy whole cities. The seismicity or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time.

Multiple choice geography endogenetic movements earthquake earthquakes earth's movement and creation of landforms endogenic process and creation of mountains

Waves produced due to the earthquake are known as ___________.

  1. seismic waves

  2. shock waves

  3. infrasonic waves

  4. none of these
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Explanation

Seismic waves are waves of energy that travel through the Earth's layers, and are a result of an Earthquake or a volcano that imparts low-frequency acoustic energy.

Multiple choice geography endogenetic movements earthquake earthquakes earth's movement and creation of landforms endogenic process and creation of mountains

Match Column-I with Column-II and mark the correct option.

Column - I Column - II
(a) Richter scale (i) Electric Charge
(b) Electroscope (ii) Amber
(c) Resin (iii) Earthquake
(d) Electric current (iv) Flow of charges

  1. a-(iv), b-(ii), c-(i), d-(iii)

  2. a-(iii), b-(i), c-(ii), d-(iv)

  3. a-(i), b-(iii), c-(iv), d-(ii)

  4. a-(ii), b-(iv), c-(i), d-(iii)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Richter magnitude scale (also Richter scale) assigns a magnitude number to quantify the size of an earthquake.

An electroscope is an early scientific instrument that is used to detect the presence and magnitude of electric charge on a body. It was the first electrical measuring instrument. The first electroscope, a pivoted needle called the versorium, was invented by British physician William Gilbert around 1600.

Amber is fossilized tree resin, which has been appreciated for its colour and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Much valued from antiquity to the present as a gemstone, amber is made into a variety of decorative objects. Amber is used as an ingredient in perfumes, as a healing agent in folk medicine, and as jewellery.

An electric current is a flow of electric charge. In electric circuits this charge is often carried by moving electrons in a wire. It can also be carried by ions in an electrolyte, or by both ions and electrons such as in an ionised gas (plasma).

Multiple choice geography endogenetic movements earthquake earthquakes earth's movement and creation of landforms endogenic process and creation of mountains

Seismic waves that vibrate perpendicular to the direction of their path _______.

  1. Travel through the solid parts of the earth only

  2. Travel through the solid as well as other parts of the earth

  3. Spread on the surface of the earth

  4. None of these
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Explanation

Seismic waves that vibrate perpendicular to the direction of travel are S-waves (secondary waves). S-waves are shear waves and cannot travel through liquids, meaning they only travel through the solid parts of the Earth.

Multiple choice geography endogenetic movements earthquake earthquakes earth's movement and creation of landforms endogenic process and creation of mountains

The magnitude of the earthquake is measured on the ______________.

  1. Wind vane

  2. Barometre

  3. Richter scale

  4. Weighing scale
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Richter scale was originally devised to measure the magnitude of earthquakes of moderate size (that is, magnitude 3 to magnitude 7) by assigning a number that would allow the size of one earthquake to be compared with another.