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