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