Earthquake Epicenter

Quiz
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Science
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10th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the seismic waves travels the fastest?
Instant Wave
Surface Wave
Secondary Wave
Primary Wave
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How many seismograph stations are used to triangulate the epicenter?
1
2
3
4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How far from an earthquake epicenter is a city where the difference between the P-wave and S-wave arrival times is 6 minutes?
900 miles
2,000 miles
2,500 miles
2,700 miles
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How many possible epicenter locations would you have if you had the distance from one seismograph station to the epicenter?
Infinite
1
2
3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A seismic station that is 2400 miles from the epicenter of an earthquake records the arrival time of the first P-wave at 10:00:00 (hours: minutes: seconds). At what time did the first S-wave arrive at this station?
9:54:20
10:05:40
10:07:05
10:12:40
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which seismic station has the biggest difference in the P wave arrival time and the S wave arrival time?
X
Y
Z
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How many possible epicenter locations would you have if you had the distance from two seismograph stations to the epicenter?
Infinite
1
2
3
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