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