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