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