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