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