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