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