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Earthquakes part 2 Seismology

Earthquakes part 2 Seismology

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Science

9th Grade

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NGSS
HS-PS4-5, MS-PS4-2, HS-PS4-1

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Keitha McCandless

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What are seismic waves that travel along Earth's outer layer called?

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seismograms

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seismographs

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surface waves

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surfing waves

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P waves

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travel through solids, liquids and gases

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are push-pull waves that push and pull in the direction that the waves travel

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All of the above

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have the greatest velocity of all earthquake waves.

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Which wave shakes particles at right angles to the direction that they travel?

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p waves

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s waves

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What wave can travel through solids, liquids, and gases

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P waves

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S waves

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What waves travel only through solids.

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P waves

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S waves

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Multiple Choice

What waves travel along the Earth's outer layer?

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P waves

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S waves

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