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