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