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