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