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