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