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