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