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