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