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