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