Seismic Waves Practice

Front

Main type of waves that can travel through the earth's inner layer.

Back

Body waves

Front

Which seismic wave can travel through gases, liquids, and solids?

Back

P-wave

Front

The distance between two consecutive crests or troughs is called?

Back

Wavelength

Front

Which classification of wave does the most damage?

Back

Surface Waves

Front

This is the type of plate boundary where two plates slip past each other.

Back

Transform boundary

Front

What are the two main types of body waves?

Back

P-waves and S-waves

Front

What is the primary characteristic of P-waves?

Back

They are compressional waves that can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.

Front

What is the primary characteristic of S-waves?

Back

They are shear waves that can only travel through solids.

Front

What is amplitude in the context of seismic waves?

Back

The maximum displacement of points on a wave from its rest position.

Front

What is frequency in the context of waves?

Back

The number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given amount of time.