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