Seismic

It can travel through only the mantle and the crust.

• Seismic waves

• Surface waves

• Primary waves

• Secondary waves

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________ are the slowest seismic waves and last to arrive.

• P waves

• S waves

• Surface waves

• Epicenter

Which is a fracture in Earth's crust?

• Plate boundaries

• Magnitude

• Fault

• Seismic

How are the two types of waves different from each other?

• Within the earth, P waves can travel through solids and liquids, whereas S waves can only travel through solids.

• Within the earth, S waves can travel through solids and liquids, whereas P waves can only travel through solids.

What are the areas called that don't receive seismic data (p-waves, s-waves, or both) at the seismograph during an earthquake called?

• No Mans Land

• Dead Zone

• Epicenter

• Shadow Zone

What do seismic waves help scientists prove?

• The Outer Core is liquid

• The Outer Core is solid

• Both the Outer Core and Inner Core are liquid

• Both the Outer Core and Inner Core are solid

It is the energy radiated in all directions from the focus due to earthquake.

• seismic waves

• epicenter

• body waves

• surface waves

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What is the main cause of earthquakes?

• animals burrowing underground

• large ocean waves called tsunamis

• erosion of topsoil by rivers

• movement of tectonic plates

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Main type of waves that can travel the earth`s inner layer.

• surface waves

• body waves

• Love waves

• Rayleigh waves

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The point where the earthquake begins.

• epicenter

• fault

• focus

• seismic waves