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