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