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