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