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