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