P&S Waves

The epicenter of an earthquake was located 1800 kilometers from aseismic recording station. If the S-wave arrived at the seismic station at 10:06:40 a.m, at what time did the P-wave arrive at the same seismic station?

• 10:03:00 a.m.

• 10:03:40 a.m.

• 10:09:40 a.m.

• 10:10:20 a.m

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Base your answer to the following question on the seisogram below and on your knowledge of Earth science. Which statement best describes the arrival of P-waves and S-waves recorded at a station located closer to the epicenter of this same earthquake

• The time difference between the arrival of the first P-wave and S-wave would be less than 4 minutes

• The time difference between the arrival of the first P-wave and S-wave would be greater than 4 minutes

• P-waves would be recorded, but no S-waves would arrive

• S-waves would be recorded but no P-waves would arrive

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which seismogram was recorded approximately 4,000 kilometers from an earthquake epicenter?

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

The seismogram below shows P-wave and S-wave arrival times at a seismic station following an earthquake. The distance from this seismic station to the epicenter of the earthquake is approximately.

• 1,600

• 3,200

• 4,400

• 5,600