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