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