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