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