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