Earthquakes and Seismic Waves

A scale that rates earthquakes by estimating the total energy released by an earthquake

• Richter scale

• moment magnitude scale

• seismograph

• Mercalli scale

Which type of wave arrives first during an earthquake?

• Primary (p-wave) waves

• Secondary (s-wave) waves

• Rayleigh Waves

• Love Waves

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which body wave is pictured?

• P-Wave

• S-Wave

• Rayleigh Wave

• Love Wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Primary (P) Waves can pass through...

• solids only

• liquids only

• gases only

• solids, liquids, and gases

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which surface wave is pictured?

• P-Wave

• S-Wave

• Rayleigh Wave

• Love Wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 

• seismogram

• focus seismic map

• focus

• seismograph 

Which type of wave is the most destructive wave?

• Primary Wave

• Secondary Wave

It can travel through solids only

• Love waves

• Rayleigh waves

• Primary waves

• Secondary waves

Where do many earthquakes and volcanoes occur along the Pacific Ocean?

• along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• along the Nazca Plate

• along the Ring of Fire

• near India

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a scientist who studies the movement of the earth called?

• tsunami

• magnitude

• seismologist

• focus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2