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