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