Seismic Waves

What type of wave can travel through all the layers of the Earth?

• p wave

• s wave

• surface wave

• none of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Point at which rocks start to slip and rub causing an earthquake.

• mid-point

• epicenter

• focus

• fault

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

We use this tool to measure seismic waves during earthquakes.

• seismograph

• sonograph

• spectrometer

• chromatograph

What do we know about the layers of the earth by observing s waves?

• all layers are solids

• all layers are liquids

• the outer core is made from liquids

• the outer core is made from a solid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

There are three seismic stations at different locations around the earth. An earthquake occurs in Japan why might a seismic station in the US not feel the total shock?

• Cause it will not travel that far

• because some of the waves will bend in other directions

• there is no connection between the us and japan

• the seismograph does not work

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What do we know about s waves because of the diagram?

• s waves can travel through solids and liqueds

• s waves can travel only through liquids

• s waves can only travel through solids

• s waves do not travel through earth's layers

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What do we know about p waves because of the diagram?

• p waves can travel through solids and liquids

• p waves can travel only through liquids

• p waves can only travel through solids

• p waves do not travel through earth's layers

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

According to the map of the US we know that the west coast of the US has a large _______.

• fault line

• tectonic plates

• body of water

• land mass

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The image shows a _______ wave.

• longitudinal

• surface

• transverse

• interior waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A wave in which the energy and the wave vibrate in the same direction.

• longitudinal

• surface

• transverse

• interior waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1