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