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