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