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