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