A sudden shaking of the earth is called:
ASnowstorm
BEarthquake
CWaterfall
DLandslide
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Earthquake
1. The shaking lasts for a very short time.
2. It comes from a disturbance deep inside the crust.
3. Such a sudden shaking is called an earthquake.
4. So the answer is an earthquake.
_Source: NCERT Class 8 Science, Ch 12 'Some Natural Phenomena'_
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