Earthquakes: MCQ Test (25 questions)

Question 1 of 25

Which seismic wave cannot pass through liquids?

AP
BL
CS
Dnone of the above

Question 2 of 25

“Tsunami” is a word from which language?

AGerman
BPortugal
CJapani
DSugar

Question 3 of 25

What is a “seismograph” used to measure?

Ato the ocean waves
Bto the tides
Cto seismic waves
Dnone of these

Question 4 of 25

The shape of the Iso Seismal Line is usually –

ARegular
Birregular
Ccircular
Dunilinear

Question 5 of 25

What is the line joining places of equal seismic intensity i.e. equal destruction called?

Aisoseismic line
Bco-seismic line
Cisotherm
Disobar

Question 6 of 25

The Ring of Fire is the vast region of the Pacific Ocean where ………….. of the total earthquakes occur.

A68 percent
B40 percent
C30 percent
D25 percent

Question 7 of 25

Earthquakes affect continental areas as well as oceanic regions, and this creates severe waves in the oceans. By what name are these waves known?

Atidal wall
BSeiches waves
CSadashiv
DTsunami

Question 8 of 25

Which of the following statements is not correct?

AThe Richter scale is an instrument for measuring the intensity of an earthquake.
BThe Richter scale is a logarithmic scale.
CThis scale measures the energy of an earthquake.
Dnone of these

Question 9 of 25

What is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the epicenter of an earthquake called?

Ainner center
Broot center
Ceccentric
DCentral Centre

Question 10 of 25

Who has propounded the elastic rebound theory related to the origin of earthquake?

AHolmes
BReed
CJolly
DDaily

Question 11 of 25

What is the range of intensity scale used to measure earthquakes?

A1 to 15
B1 to 5
C1 to 7
D1 to 12

Question 12 of 25

Which of the following seismic waves causes the most damage?

Aprimary
BSecondary
Clong surface
Dhorizontal

Question 13 of 25

What is the place in the earth's crust where seismic waves originate called?

Aepicenter
Bearthquake epicenter
Cearthquake center
DEclogite

Question 14 of 25

Which of the following is the main cause of tsunami?

Avolcano
Bearthquake
Churricane
Danticyclone

Question 15 of 25

Which of the following statements is not correct?

AThe line joining the places of equal destruction due to earthquake is called isoseismic line.
BThe shape of isoseismic line is regular.
CThe line joining the places where earthquakes occur simultaneously is called a coseismic line.
DThe instrument that records seismic waves is called a seismograph.

Question 16 of 25

The "elastic rebound theory" explains the origin of which of the following?

Avolcano
Bhurricane
Cearthquake
Dearthquake and volcano

Question 17 of 25

Which of the following is an unpredictable natural disaster?

Aearthquake
Bhurricane
Ctornado
Dhymn

Question 18 of 25

The cause of earthquake is-

Acircumnavigation of the globe
BTactinism
CEarth rotation
Dendothelium

Question 19 of 25

The “focus” of an earthquake is the place where –

AEarthquake waves are first detected on the surface
Bwhere earthquakes originate
CThe place from where, after the origin of an earthquake, its waves travel to the place immediately below and then return back.
Dnone of the above

Question 20 of 25

Which of the following phenomena does not occur on the surface?

Avolcano
Bweathering
Cerosion
DTsunami

Question 21 of 25

What is the Richter scale used to measure?

Aair humidity
Bwind velocity
Cintensity of earthquake
DDensity of liquid

Question 22 of 25

Which one of the following explains the reason for earthquakes occurring in the eastern margins of Asia?

ASubduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Asian Plate
BSubduction of the African Plate beneath the European Plate
CSubduction of the Indian Plate beneath the Asian Plate
DSubduction of the American Plate beneath the Pacific Plate

Question 23 of 25

Whose science is “Seismography”?

Arivers
BEarthquake
CMountain
Dvolcano

Question 24 of 25

In which of the following belts do most (63 percent) of the world's earthquakes occur?

Acircum-pacific oceanic belt
Bmid-continental belt
CCentral Atlantic Belt
DIndian Ocean belt

Question 25 of 25

The line joining those places in an area where earthquakes are experienced simultaneously is called –

Aisoseismic line
Bco-seismic line
Cisopycnic line
DIsogonal line