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