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