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