Earth Test Review

What are the two classifications of waves?

• Body and Legs
• Rayleigh and Love
• Body and Surface
• Inner and Outer

Which type of wave arrives to a point first?

• Primary Waves (P-Waves)
• Secondary Waves (S-Waves)
• Rayleigh Waves
• Love Waves

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Which classification of wave does the most damage?

• Body Waves
• Mega Waves
• Surface Waves
• Love Waves

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Which surface wave is pictured?

• P-Wave
• S-Wave
• Rayleigh Wave
• Love Wave

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Which body wave is pictured?

• P-Wave
• S-Wave
• Rayleigh Wave
• Love Wave

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This is considered as the fastest kind of seismic waves.

• Love waves

• Body waves

• Primary waves

• Secondary waves

It can travel through solids only

• Love waves

• Rayleigh waves

• Primary waves

• Secondary waves

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Primary (P) Waves can pass through...

• solids only

• liquids only

• gases only

• solids, liquids, and gases

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Rank the seismic waves in order of appearance when an earthquake first occurs as measured by a seismograph.

• S waves, P waves, then surface waves

• P waves, S waves, then surface waves

• S and P waves at the same time, then surface waves

• Surface waves, then S and P waves at the same time

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An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 

• seismogram
• focus seismic map
• focus
• seismograph 

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