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