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