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