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