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