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