
EARTHQUAKE AND VOLCANO
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- Q1Listen to the audio attached and identify the natural disaster described.EarthquakeDroughtTsunamiVolcano30s
- Q2The place of origin of an earthquake is called—SeismalEpicentreFocusAmphidromic point30s
- Q3Which of the following continents has no volcanoes?30s
- Q4This area is responsible for 90% of all earthquakes in the world and contains numerous faults as well as active volcanoes.Mid-Atlantic RidgeIndian OceanThe Ring of FireEnglish Canal30s
- Q5Identify the X region in the volcano diagram.Ash cloudWater vapourCloudLava30s
- Q6This instrument is used to measure __________.EarthquakeDroughtHurricaneTornado30s
- Q7What scale is used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake?A Richter ScaleA weighing scaleA digital scaleA dichotomous scale30s
- Q8Where are most the worlds most active volcanoes located?At convergent boundaries around the Pacific Plate, the Ring of FireAt divergent boundaries, the Great Rift Valley in East AfricaWhere two continental plates collide, HimalayasWhere plates slide past one another, San Andreas Fault30s
- Q9What is the written record of seismic waves called?A drum rollA telegramA seismographA seismogram30s
- Q10Consider the following statements regarding the geological phenomenon tsunami? Tsunami waves have longer wave lengths and hence difficult to discover from off shore. Tsunami waves are majorly generated due to earthquakes on oceanic crust.Only 1Both 1 and 2Only 2None30s