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