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Earthquake Waves

Authored by Jennifer Kelly

Science

7th Grade

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Earthquake Waves
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following sequences CORRECTLY LISTS THE DIFFERENT ARRIVALS of the waves from FIRST to the LAST?

P waves → S waves → Surface waves

Surface waves → P waves → S waves

P waves → Surface waves → S waves

S waves → P waves → Surface waves

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What causes the up-and-down wiggles on the seismogram shown above?

tsunami waves

ground vibrations

electromagnetic pulses

variations in air pressure

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which set of waves are probably the surface waves?

Wave A

Wave B

Wave C

They are all surface waves.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which set of waves are the P waves?

Wave A

Wave B

Wave C

They are all P waves

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which layer of the Earth does S-waves do not travel?

core

crust

mantle

moho

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following earthquake waves can travel through both solids and fluids?

P waves only

S waves only

Q-waves only

Both P and S waves

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which seismic waves travel through the interior layer of the Earth?

body waves

deep waves

inner waves

surface waves

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