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