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Seismic Waves

Authored by Lovely Herrera

Science

8th - 10th Grade

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Seismic Waves
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Energy released from the focus during an earthquake

magnitude

intensity

seismic wave

tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Main type of seismic waves that can only travel through the surface of the Earth.

seismic waves

surface waves

body waves

primary waves

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

surface waves

body waves

Love waves

Rayleigh waves

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

This is considered as the fastest kind of seismic waves.

Love waves

Body waves

Primary waves

Secondary waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The most damaging type of waves

Love waves

Rayleigh waves

Primary waves

Secondary waves

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

It can travel through solids only

Love waves

Rayleigh waves

Primary waves

Secondary waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Two types of surface waves

Love waves and Rayleigh Waves

P waves and S waves

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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