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