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