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