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