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