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