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