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