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