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