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