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