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