A) explains the behavior of seismic waves B) explains the sudden return of deformed rock to its original form C) explains the origin of earthquakes D) none of these
A) fault scarp B) focus C) epicenter D) origin
A) compressional surface waves B) transverse body waves C) shearing body waves D) tensional surface waves
A) 5 B) 3 C) 1 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) ancient mountain ranges B) at mid-ocean ridges C) subduction zones D) none of these choices
A) Love waves B) P-waves C) Rayleigh waves D) S-waves
A) Minnesota B) Florida C) Arizona D) Alaska
A) liquefaction B) compressional uplift C) a landslide D) Rayleigh motion
A) Richter scale recorder B) seismogram C) seismograph D) Mercalli scale recorder
A) Warren Intensity Scale B) Modified Mercalli Scale C) Fujita Scale D) Richter Scale
A) epicenter B) focus C) fault D) origin
A) tsunami B) hot spot C) fault D) slide zone
A) deformation B) aftershock C) tension D) seismology
A) P-waves B) the epicenter C) an earthquake D) a fault murmur
A) S-waves B) aftershocks C) elastic rebound D) earthquake tremors
A) seismologist B) tectonic specialist C) faultologist D) paleontologist
A) new oceanic sea-floor is created B) two tectonic plates collide with each other C) two tectonic plates are moving past each other D) two tectonic plates are moving away from each other
A) two tectonic plates collide with each other B) two tectonic plates are moving past 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 collide with each other C) two tectonic plates are moving away from each other D) two tectonic plates are moving past each other
A) reverse B) slide C) strike-slip D) normal
A) deformation B) folding C) uplift D) tension
A) surface waves B) none of the above C) S-waves D) P-waves
A) all of these choices B) earth materials through which the waves move C) distance from the epicenter D) depth of the focus
A) changes in ground level B) ground rupture C) landslides D) aftershocks
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 block above the fault moves downward relative to the block below C) the tectonic blocks demonstrate folding D) the blocks move past each other
A) bombora B) kaiko C) tsunami D) nalu
A) Rayleigh waves B) magma C) energy D) batholith intrusions
A) core B) mesosphere C) lithosphere D) ionosphere |