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