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