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