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