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