List of top Geology Questions on Earthquakes

Faults are generated by:
A. Shear forces,
B. Extensional forces,
C. Compressional forces,
D. Torsional forces. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements:
Assertion (A): A dip-slip fault can be a wrench fault.
Reason (R): Along a dip fault, the net slip can be equal to strike-slip, dip-slip or oblique-slip.

Given below are two statements:
Assertion (A): L waves are responsible for majority of the destructive earthquakes.
Reason (R): They are the surface waves and develop in the immediate vicinity of the epicenter.

The given figure shows the ray path of a P-wave propagating through the Earth. Choose the CORRECT P-phase corresponding to the ray path.