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