Earthquakes

What waves move through the ground and cause is to compress and expand

• surface

• s

• p

Where would the greatest damage be in an earthquake?

• epicenter

• focus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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

• P waves

• S waves

Which city is closest to the epicenter?

• A

• B

• C

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

P Waves travel through...

• Solids

• Liquids

• Both

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

S Waves travel through...

• Soilds

• Liquids

• Both

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which vibrate side to side and up and down

• Body Waves

• P- Waves

• S- Waves

• Surface Waves

Which go along the Earth's surface

• Body Waves

• P- Waves

• S- Waves

• Surface Waves

Can produce violent ground movement

• Body Waves

• P- Waves

• S- Waves

• Surface Waves

Which letter represents the movement created by the P Wave?  

• A

• B

• C

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1