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