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