Earth's Surface and Seismic Waves

Earth's Surface and Seismic Waves

9th Grade

20 Qs

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Earth's Surface and Seismic Waves

Earth's Surface and Seismic Waves

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-PS4-2, MS-ESS2-1, HS-PS4-1

+3

Standards-aligned

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Primary (P) Waves can pass through...

solids only

liquids only

crust and core only

solids and liquids

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Secondary (S) Waves can pass through...

solids only

liquids only

crust and core only

solids and liquids

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Rank the seismic waves in order of appearance when an earthquake first occurs as measured by a seismograph.

S waves, P waves, then surface waves

P waves, S waves, then surface waves

S and P waves at the same time, then surface waves

Surface waves, then S and P waves at the same time

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Which layers of Earth’s interior are represented by letters A and B?

A is the crust and B is the rigid mantle

A is the lithosphere and B is the asthenosphere.

A is the asthenosphere and B is the crust.

A is the rigid mantle and B is the lithosphere.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Seismic waves are ___ that are similar to sound waves.

vibrations

epicenters

points

materials

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The seismic waves that move the fastest are ___.

P waves

S waves

surface waves

water waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This type of wave travels only on the Earth's surface.

s wave shadow zone
body wave
surface wave
p wave shadow zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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