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