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