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