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