EVT Waves Inside the Earth Review

Which travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?

• P waves
• S waves

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An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 

• seismogram
• focus seismic map
• focus
• seismograph 

The place where an earthquake originates inside the Earth's surface is called...

• Epicenter

• Focus

• Underground

• Crust

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S-waves can move through which of the following?

• Gas

• Liquid

• Solid

• All of these

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The type of seismic waves that arrive at a seismic station first and move by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordian are called

• S waves
• surface waves
• tsunami waves
• primary waves

What kind of waves do earthquakes create?

• Electromagnetic

• Sound

• Seismic

• Light

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Earthquakes cause seismic waves that travel through the Earth. Seismic waves can cause damage to buildings. For example, part of the building in the photo collapsed during an earthquake.

How do seismic waves cause damage?

• They make the ground move and shake

• They send electrical energy through the ground.

• They open up large holes that buildings fall through.

• They create strong winds that blow the buildings down.

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What is the top layer of the Earth called?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

This wave compresses and expands the ground like an accordion

• P-wave

• S-wave

• Surface wave

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This type of seismic wave moves the ground side to side and up and down

• P-wave

• S-wave

• Surface wave

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