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