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