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