A) none of these B) explains the behavior of seismic waves C) explains the sudden return of deformed rock to its original form D) explains the origin of earthquakes
A) origin B) epicenter C) focus D) fault scarp
A) tensional surface waves B) transverse body waves C) compressional surface waves D) shearing body waves
A) 1 B) 4 C) 5 D) 3
A) magnitude of an earthquake B) the total monetary damage caused by an earthquake. C) the damage caused by a an earthquake D) the intensity of an earthquake
A) subduction zones B) ancient mountain ranges C) at mid-ocean ridges D) none of these choices
A) Rayleigh waves B) P-waves C) S-waves D) Love waves
A) Minnesota B) Arizona C) Florida D) Alaska
A) a landslide B) Rayleigh motion C) compressional uplift D) liquefaction
A) seismogram B) Mercalli scale recorder C) seismograph D) Richter scale recorder
A) Richter Scale B) Modified Mercalli Scale C) Fujita Scale D) Warren Intensity Scale
A) epicenter B) origin C) fault D) focus
A) slide zone B) tsunami C) fault D) hot spot
A) tension B) aftershock C) seismology D) deformation
A) P-waves B) a fault murmur C) an earthquake D) the epicenter
A) earthquake tremors B) elastic rebound C) aftershocks D) S-waves
A) faultologist B) seismologist C) paleontologist D) tectonic specialist
A) new oceanic sea-floor is created B) two tectonic plates are moving past each other C) two tectonic plates collide with each other D) two tectonic plates are moving away from each other
A) two tectonic plates collide with each other B) two tectonic plates are moving away from each other C) where new mountain valleys are created D) two tectonic plates are moving past each other
A) two tectonic plates are moving away from each other B) two tectonic plates are moving past each other C) two tectonic plates collide with each other D) new oceanic sea-floor is created
A) strike-slip B) normal C) slide D) reverse
A) folding B) tension C) uplift D) deformation
A) none of the above B) P-waves C) S-waves D) surface waves
A) earth materials through which the waves move B) distance from the epicenter C) all of these choices D) depth of the focus
A) landslides B) ground rupture C) aftershocks D) changes in ground level
A) no earthquakes ever occur B) the block above the fault moves downward relative to the block below C) one block slides past the other with no uplift D) the tectonic blocks demonstrate folding
A) the blocks move past each other B) the block above the fault moves downward relative to the block below C) no earthquakes ever occur D) the tectonic blocks demonstrate folding
A) tsunami B) bombora C) kaiko D) nalu
A) batholith intrusions B) magma C) Rayleigh waves D) energy
A) lithosphere B) core C) ionosphere D) mesosphere |