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