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