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