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