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