A) explains the sudden return of deformed rock to its original form B) explains the behavior of seismic waves C) explains the origin of earthquakes D) none of these
A) fault scarp B) epicenter C) focus D) origin
A) tensional surface waves B) transverse body waves C) compressional surface waves D) shearing body waves
A) 4 B) 1 C) 3 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) none of these choices C) subduction zones D) at mid-ocean ridges
A) S-waves B) P-waves C) Love waves D) Rayleigh waves
A) Arizona B) Alaska C) Minnesota D) Florida
A) compressional uplift B) a landslide C) Rayleigh motion D) liquefaction
A) seismograph B) Richter scale recorder C) Mercalli scale recorder D) seismogram
A) Fujita Scale B) Richter Scale C) Warren Intensity Scale D) Modified Mercalli Scale
A) origin B) fault C) epicenter D) focus
A) slide zone B) tsunami C) hot spot D) fault
A) deformation B) aftershock C) seismology D) tension
A) the epicenter B) P-waves C) a fault murmur D) an earthquake
A) S-waves B) elastic rebound C) aftershocks D) earthquake tremors
A) seismologist B) tectonic specialist C) faultologist D) paleontologist
A) two tectonic plates are moving away from each other B) two tectonic plates are moving past each other C) new oceanic sea-floor is created D) two tectonic plates collide with each other
A) where new mountain valleys are created B) two tectonic plates are moving past each other C) two tectonic plates collide with each other D) two tectonic plates are moving away from 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) 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) distance from the epicenter D) depth of the focus
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) 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) tsunami C) kaiko D) nalu
A) energy B) batholith intrusions C) magma D) Rayleigh waves
A) core B) mesosphere C) ionosphere D) lithosphere |