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