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