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