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