Earthquakes and Earth's Interior

Which of the following models a primary, P-wave's wave propagation and particle motion?

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which of the following models a secondary, S-wave's wave propagation and particle motion?

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which of the following models a Love wave propagation and particle motion?

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which of the following models a Rayleigh wave propagation and particle motion?

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which of the four waves are body waves?

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• S
• Love
• Rayleigh

Which of the four waves are surface waves?

• P
• S
• Love
• Rayleigh

Order the parts of the Elastic Rebound Theory.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Richter Scale

• Seismograph required to measure
• Indirectly measures energy released
• Accounts for the area of a fault plane rupture, rock strength and amount of slip.

• Measures damage to structures.
• Based only on the S-P intervall and amplitude of seismic waves

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

Moment Magnitude

• Seismograph required to measure
• Indirectly measures energy released
• Accounts for the area of a fault plane rupture, rock strength and amount of slip.

• Measures damage to structures.
• Based only on the S-P intervall and amplitude of seismic waves

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale

• Increases by factors of 10
• Indirectly measures energy released
• Accounts for the area of a fault plane rupture, rock strength and amount of slip.

• Measures damage to structures.
• Ranges between values of I and XII.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2