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