Earth's Seismic Waves and Plate Boundaries Quiz

Which type of seismic wave is the fastest and can travel through both solids and liquids?

• Secondary Waves

• Primary Waves

• Surface Waves

• Love Waves

What body wave travels in a side to side motion?

• P-Waves

• Love-Waves

• S-Waves

• Ocean waves

Which type of surface wave travels in a side-to-side motion?

• Rayleigh Waves

• Love Waves

• Primary Waves

• Secondary Waves

What happens at divergent plate boundaries?

• Plates move towards each other.

• Plates slide past each other.

• Plates move away from each other.

• Plates collide and one goes beneath the other.

Which of the following occurs at convergent plate boundaries?

• Formation of mid-ocean ridges

• Earthquakes due to sliding plates

• Creation of mountains, island arcs, and trenches

• Plates move in opposite directions creating a new crust

Transform plate boundaries are characterized by what motion?

• Plates moving towards each other

• Plates moving away from each other

• Plates sliding past each other horizontally

• Plates colliding and creating mountains

Which type of seismic wave causes the most ground shaking?

• Primary Waves

• Secondary Waves

• Surface Waves

• Love Waves

Primary Waves are also known as:

• S-waves

• P-waves

• L-waves

• R-waves

Secondary Waves are also known as:

• P-waves

• S-waves

• L-waves

• R-waves

Which type of surface wave rolls along the ground just like ocean waves?

• Love Waves

• Rayleigh Waves

• Primary Waves

• Secondary Waves