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