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