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