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