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