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