Practice What is an Earthquake? - 12.7.1 | 12. Some Natural Phenomena | CBSE 8 Science
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Question 1

Easy

What is an earthquake?

💡 Hint: Think about what happens during a strong tremor.

Question 2

Easy

What scale is used to measure earthquake magnitude?

💡 Hint: What do we use to measure the strength of earthquakes?

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Question 1

What causes an earthquake?

💡 Hint: Think about how the earth's layers interact.

Question 2

Earthquakes can measure over 7 on which scale?

  • Richter scale
  • Fujita scale
  • Beaufort scale

💡 Hint: This scale has a notable impact on how we classify earthquakes.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

If an earthquake has a magnitude of 9 on the Richter scale, calculate how much more energy it releases compared to one of magnitude 6.

💡 Hint: Use the fact that each step up in magnitude is a power of 10.

Question 2

Design a simple community plan for what to do during an earthquake in a seismic zone.

💡 Hint: Think about all locations—school, home, and public areas—how can they adapt?

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