GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

EARTHQUAKES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following are effects of earthquakes? I. Loss of lives III. Fire II. Destruction of properties IV. Tsunamis
A
I, II, III
B
I, II, IV
C
I, III, IV
D
I, II, III, IV
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The dangerous effects of earthquakes are ground shaking, ground rupture, landslides, tsunamis, damage to buildings, and liquefaction. Fires are the most destructive secondary effect of earthquakes. Earthquake causes damage to people’s lives and property if the magnitude is higher.

Detailed explanation-2: -Earthquakes can result in the ground shaking, soil liquefaction, landslides, fissures, avalanches, fires and tsunamis.

Detailed explanation-3: -The effects from earthquakes include ground shaking, surface faulting, ground failure, and less commonly, tsunamis.

Detailed explanation-4: -It affects the mental health and emotional health of people. The environmental effects of it are that including surface faulting, tectonic uplift and subsidence, tsunamis, soil liquefaction, ground resonance, landslides and ground failure, either directly linked to a quake source or provoked by the ground shaking.

Detailed explanation-5: -Earthquakes are the vibrations inside the Earth’s crust that happen due to seismic disturbances or volcanic eruptions. Earthquakes are an environmental hazard as they cause widespread distress in the affected area and huge loss of life and property.

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