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