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