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