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