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