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) focus B) fault scarp C) origin D) epicenter
A) compressional surface waves B) shearing body waves C) tensional surface waves D) transverse body waves
A) 3 B) 1 C) 5 D) 4
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) ancient mountain ranges D) subduction zones
A) Love waves B) Rayleigh waves C) S-waves D) P-waves
A) Florida B) Minnesota C) Alaska D) Arizona
A) compressional uplift B) a landslide C) liquefaction D) Rayleigh motion
A) seismograph B) seismogram C) Richter scale recorder D) Mercalli scale recorder
A) Warren Intensity Scale B) Modified Mercalli Scale C) Fujita Scale D) Richter Scale
A) epicenter B) fault C) focus D) origin
A) fault B) tsunami C) slide zone D) hot spot
A) seismology B) tension C) aftershock D) deformation
A) P-waves B) a fault murmur C) the epicenter D) an earthquake
A) elastic rebound B) aftershocks C) earthquake tremors D) S-waves
A) faultologist B) tectonic specialist C) paleontologist D) seismologist
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) two tectonic plates collide with each other B) where new mountain valleys are created C) two tectonic plates are moving away from each other D) two tectonic plates are moving past each other
A) two tectonic plates are moving past each other B) new oceanic sea-floor is created C) two tectonic plates are moving away from each other D) two tectonic plates collide with each other
A) strike-slip B) slide C) reverse D) normal
A) folding B) uplift C) tension D) deformation
A) surface waves B) S-waves C) P-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) aftershocks B) changes in ground level C) landslides D) ground rupture
A) the block above the fault moves downward relative to the block below B) no earthquakes ever occur C) one block slides past the other with no uplift D) the tectonic blocks demonstrate folding
A) the tectonic blocks demonstrate folding B) the blocks move past each other C) no earthquakes ever occur D) the block above the fault moves downward relative to the block below
A) nalu B) tsunami C) bombora D) kaiko
A) magma B) energy C) batholith intrusions D) Rayleigh waves
A) ionosphere B) mesosphere C) core D) lithosphere |