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