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) epicenter B) fault scarp C) origin D) focus
A) tensional surface waves B) compressional surface waves C) transverse body waves D) shearing body waves
A) 5 B) 1 C) 3 D) 4
A) the intensity of an earthquake B) the damage caused by a an earthquake C) the total monetary damage caused by an earthquake. D) magnitude of 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) Florida B) Arizona C) Minnesota D) Alaska
A) liquefaction B) a landslide C) Rayleigh motion D) compressional uplift
A) Richter scale recorder B) Mercalli scale recorder C) seismogram D) seismograph
A) Modified Mercalli Scale B) Warren Intensity Scale C) Fujita Scale D) Richter Scale
A) focus B) origin C) fault D) epicenter
A) fault B) hot spot C) slide zone D) tsunami
A) seismology B) aftershock C) deformation D) tension
A) an earthquake B) P-waves C) the epicenter D) a fault murmur
A) S-waves B) elastic rebound C) aftershocks D) earthquake tremors
A) paleontologist B) tectonic specialist C) seismologist D) faultologist
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 collide with each other B) two tectonic plates are moving past each other C) where new mountain valleys are created D) two tectonic plates are moving away from each other
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) slide B) strike-slip C) reverse D) normal
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) depth of the focus D) all of these choices
A) landslides B) changes in ground level C) aftershocks D) ground rupture
A) no earthquakes ever occur B) one block slides past the other with no uplift C) the block above the fault moves downward relative to the block below D) the tectonic blocks demonstrate folding
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) nalu D) tsunami
A) Rayleigh waves B) magma C) batholith intrusions D) energy
A) lithosphere B) core C) mesosphere D) ionosphere |