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