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