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