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