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