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