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