Lesson10-Disaster Management

Observe the given picture & Identify the Instrument which is used to detect Earthquakes.

• Seismograph

• Anemometer

• Barometer

• Hydrometer

Charles Richter invented the Richter Scale in the year

• 1935

• 1936

• 1992

• 1921

The shaking movements which are produced by the earthquake are termed as

• Focus

• Epicentre

• Seismic waves. 

• Meteorology

________is the science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena

• Seismology

• Astrology

• Geology

• Meteorology

The epicenter is the place right above the focus on the Earth’s surface. The earthquake effects are too strong near the epicenter

• True

• False

In India floods mostly occur between _____ and _____ months

• July and August

• August and May

• June and September

• May and June

Rainwater harvesting system must be promoted in

• Cyclone-prone areas.

• Drought-prone areas.

• Earthquake-prone areas.

• Flood-prone areas.

Tsunami’s height and speed increases when it enters the shallow coastal areas.

• True

• False

A violent tropical storm in which winds move in a circular motion

• Tsunami

• Floods

• Earthquake

• Cyclone

When a large mass of water is displaced, a tsunami develops. It occurs due to a volcanic eruption or an undersea earthquake.

• False

• True