Geography
A large destructive ocean wave that can be generated by any disturbance (earthquakes, volcanoes etc.) that rapidly displaces a large mass of water:
- Submergence
- Tsunami
- Landform
- Volcano
Related Questions
The instrument that grades the earthquakes on the basis of observed effects on a 12-point scale.
- Thermometer
- Seismograph
- Richter scale
- Mercalli scale
Which, amongst the following, is NOT a destructive effect of earthquakes?
- Submergence
- Landslides
- Energy release
- Tsunami
Which of the following is not correct?
- Circum-Pacific Mountain Belt : 70% of world earthquakes
- Mid Atlantic Ridge: 10% of world earthquakes
- Mid World Mountain Belt: 20% of world earthquakes
- Pacific Ring of Fire: 15% of world earthquakes
What is an earthquake? Give one recent example of an earthquake.