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