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