Changing face of the earth

Seismograph is used for

• recording earthquakes

• controlling earthquake

• none of the above

• to predict earthquake

what forces work on the surface of the earth ?

there are 4 types of earthquakes

• true

• false

What is an earthquake ?

what is the scale of unit used to measure the intensity of an earthquake ?

• Richter scale

• magnitude

• longnitiude

• latitude

The area around the foothills of the Himalayas are

• earthquake prone

• flood prone

• drought prone

• none of the above

movement of tectonic plate causes

• earthquakes

• tsunami

• formation of mountains

• all of the above

How many major plates are there ?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 29

What is the primary purpose of a seismograph?

• recording earthquakes

• measuring wind speed

• monitoring volcanic eruptions

• predicting tornadoes

Which natural disaster is the area around the foothills of the Himalayas most prone to?

• earthquake prone

• hurricane prone

• drought prone

• avalanche prone