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