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