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