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