A) explains the behavior of seismic waves B) none of these C) explains the sudden return of deformed rock to its original form D) explains the origin of earthquakes
A) origin B) focus C) fault scarp D) epicenter
A) shearing body waves B) transverse body waves C) compressional surface waves D) tensional surface waves
A) 1 B) 5 C) 4 D) 3
A) the total monetary damage caused by an earthquake. B) magnitude of an earthquake C) the damage caused by a an earthquake D) the intensity of an earthquake
A) at mid-ocean ridges B) none of these choices C) subduction zones D) ancient mountain ranges
A) Love waves B) P-waves C) S-waves D) Rayleigh waves
A) Arizona B) Florida C) Alaska D) Minnesota
A) a landslide B) liquefaction C) compressional uplift D) Rayleigh motion
A) Mercalli scale recorder B) seismograph C) Richter scale recorder D) seismogram
A) Fujita Scale B) Richter Scale C) Warren Intensity Scale D) Modified Mercalli Scale
A) focus B) origin C) epicenter D) fault
A) slide zone B) fault C) hot spot D) tsunami
A) seismology B) aftershock C) deformation D) tension
A) the epicenter B) P-waves C) an earthquake D) a fault murmur
A) S-waves B) elastic rebound C) earthquake tremors D) aftershocks
A) paleontologist B) faultologist C) seismologist D) tectonic specialist
A) two tectonic plates are moving past each other B) two tectonic plates collide with each other C) two tectonic plates are moving away from each other D) new oceanic sea-floor is created
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 collide with each other B) two tectonic plates are moving past each other C) two tectonic plates are moving away from each other D) new oceanic sea-floor is created
A) slide B) strike-slip C) normal D) reverse
A) deformation B) tension C) uplift D) folding
A) none of the above B) S-waves C) P-waves D) surface waves
A) earth materials through which the waves move B) distance from the epicenter C) all of these choices D) depth of the focus
A) changes in ground level B) aftershocks C) landslides 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) tsunami B) bombora C) kaiko D) nalu
A) Rayleigh waves B) batholith intrusions C) energy D) magma
A) mesosphere B) core C) lithosphere D) ionosphere |