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