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