A) none of these B) explains the sudden return of deformed rock to its original form C) explains the behavior of seismic waves D) explains the origin of earthquakes
A) origin B) fault scarp C) epicenter D) focus
A) transverse body waves B) tensional surface waves C) compressional surface waves D) shearing body waves
A) 4 B) 1 C) 3 D) 5
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) subduction zones B) at mid-ocean ridges C) none of these choices D) ancient mountain ranges
A) P-waves B) Love waves C) S-waves D) Rayleigh waves
A) Arizona B) Alaska C) Florida D) Minnesota
A) liquefaction B) compressional uplift C) a landslide D) Rayleigh motion
A) seismograph B) Mercalli scale recorder C) seismogram D) Richter scale recorder
A) Modified Mercalli Scale B) Warren Intensity Scale C) Richter Scale D) Fujita Scale
A) origin B) focus C) epicenter D) fault
A) slide zone B) tsunami C) fault D) hot spot
A) deformation B) aftershock C) seismology D) tension
A) an earthquake B) P-waves C) the epicenter D) a fault murmur
A) elastic rebound B) S-waves C) aftershocks D) earthquake tremors
A) faultologist B) tectonic specialist C) seismologist D) paleontologist
A) new oceanic sea-floor is created B) two tectonic plates collide with each other C) two tectonic plates are moving away from each other D) two tectonic plates are moving past each other
A) two tectonic plates are moving away from each other B) where new mountain valleys are created C) two tectonic plates are moving past each other 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) reverse C) normal D) strike-slip
A) tension B) deformation C) folding D) uplift
A) S-waves B) P-waves C) none of the above D) surface waves
A) distance from the epicenter B) all of these choices C) depth of the focus D) earth materials through which the waves move
A) landslides B) changes in ground level C) aftershocks 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) 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) bombora B) kaiko C) tsunami D) nalu
A) Rayleigh waves B) batholith intrusions C) magma D) energy
A) ionosphere B) mesosphere C) lithosphere D) core |