Earthquakes Quiz

Which type of seismic waves involve successive compression and rarefaction of the materials through which they pass?

• S-Waves

• Love Waves

• P-Waves

• Rayleigh Waves

Which type of seismic waves cause shearing deformations as they travel through a material?

• Rayleigh Waves

• Love Waves

• P-Waves

• S-Waves

Which seismic waves can travel through solids and fluids?

• P-Waves

• S-Waves

• Love Waves

• Rayleigh Waves

Which seismic waves travel faster than other seismic waves?

• S-Waves

• P-Waves

• Love Waves

• Rayleigh Waves

Which type of seismic waves result from the interaction between body waves and the surface and surficial layers of the earth?

• P-Waves

• Love Waves

• S-Waves

• Rayleigh Waves

What is the instrument that records the motions of the ground, including those of seismic waves generated by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or other seismic sources?

• Seismograph

• Accelerogram

• Seismogram

• Accelerograph

What is a graphical representation of the seismic waves detected by a seismograph, showing how the amplitude of seismic waves varies over time?

• Seismogram

• Accelerograph

• Seismograph

• Accelerogram

What is specifically designed to measure and record the acceleration of the ground during strong ground motion, such as that experienced during an earthquake?

• Accelerograph

• Accelerogram

• Seismogram

• Seismograph

What is the ratio of stress to strain in the linear elastic region of the material's stress-strain curve?

• Modulus of Elasticity

• Constrained Elastic Modulus

• Poisson's Ratio

• Young's Modulus

What is a measure of the stiffness of a material when it is subjected to one-dimensional compression where lateral strain is constrained or zero?

• Constrained Elastic Modulus

• Young's Modulus

• Poisson's Ratio

• Modulus of Elasticity