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