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