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