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