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