The intensity of earthquakes is measured on ________

A Beaufort scale
B Richter scale
C Secant scale
D Mercalli scale

Correct Answer: Richter scale

The intensity of earthquakes is measured on Richter scale. The Richter scale was developed in the 1930s and is most effective for large-scale earthquakes that are of moderate intensity. The Richter scale measures the maximum amplitude of seismic waves as they reach seismographs.
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Earthquakes occur due to ________
A Frequent occurrence of cyclones
B Movement of plates of earth, which float on the hot volcanic mantle below the earth's surface
C Too much pressure on land
D Underground nuclear explosions
Earthquakes and volcanoes occur mostly in ________
A Plateau region
B Deep sea plains
C Coastal Region
D Folded and faulted region
Earthquakes occur frequently in ________
A Eastern coast of Asia
B Islands of South East Pacific Ocean
C Western coast of America
D All of the above areas
Earthquakes rarely occur in ________
A Alaska
B Brazil
C Mexico
D New Zealand
The well-defined zones of seismic activity in the world where the largest number of earthquakes originates is ________
A Mediterranean Zone
B Circum Pacific Belt
C Mid oceanic Rift Valley Zone
D African Rift Valley Zone
With which device are earthquakes recorded ?
A Barometer
B Oscillator
C Voltmeter
D Seismograph
Earthquakes are caused by ------
A Tectonism
B Denudation
C Earth revolution
D Earth's rotation
With which device are earthquakes recorded?
A Barometer
B Oscillator
C Voltmeter
D Seismograph
Great earthquakes usually begin with slight tremors but ---- take the form of one of more violent shocks, and end in vibrations of gradually diminishing force a called aftershocks.
A desperately
B rapidly
C abudantly
D considerately
Study of earthquakes is known as ----
A seismology
B ecology
C numismatic
D None of the above

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