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