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