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