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