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