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