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