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