Practice with P and S Waves

P waves travel faster than S waves

• True

• False

Both P and S waves travel through solids.

• True

• False

Only P waves travel through liquids.

• True

• False

When S waves leave the Mantle and enter the outer core, they...

• speed up

• slow down

• get absorbed

Which body wave is pictured?

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

This is the area beneath the Earth's surface where the earthquake begins

• epicenter
• focus
• fault line
• tectonic plate

These are the first waves released during an earthquake

• S waves
• Surface Waves
• P waves

This is the area above ground where the earthquake starts

• focus
• epicenter
• p waves
• plate boundary

A written record of earthquake motion is called a ___________________.

• seismograph
• seismogram
• seismologist
• seismometer

What causes the tectonic plates of Earth to continually move?

• convection currents in the mantle
• volcanic and seismic activity in the crust
• strong winds and storms
• rotation of the solid core