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