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