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