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WorksheetsEarthquakes/P & S Waves
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which type of wave arrives to a point first?
a)
Primary Waves (P-Waves)
b)
Secondary Waves (S-Waves)
c)
Rayleigh Waves
d)
Love Waves
2.
Which body wave is pictured?
a)
P-Wave
b)
S-Wave
c)
Rayleigh Wave
d)
Love Wave
3.
We use this tool to measure seismic waves during earthquakes
a)
Seismographs
b)
magnitude
c)
actual magnitude
d)
sonograph
4.
This is the area beneath the Earth's surface where the earthquake begins
a)
epicenter
b)
focus
c)
fault line
d)
tectonic plate
5.
P Waves travel through...
a)
Solids
b)
Liquids
c)
Both
6.
S Waves travel through...
a)
Soilds
b)
Liquids
c)
Both
7.
These are the first waves released during an earthquake
a)
S waves
b)
Surface Waves
c)
P waves
8.
These are the secondary, or second waves to be released. They cannot travel through the liquid outer core
a)
S waves
b)
Surface Waves
c)
P waves
9.
This is the area above ground where the earthquake starts
a)
focus
b)
epicenter
c)
p waves
d)
plate boundary
10.
A written record of earthquake motion is called a ___________________.
a)
seismograph
b)
seismogram
c)
seismologist
d)
seismometer
11.
True or False
The Earth's core is liquid surrounded by a solid outer core
The Earth's core is liquid surrounded by a solid outer core
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Energy from an Earthquake travels as.....
a)
seismic waves
b)
intergalactic waves
c)
sound waves
d)
plasma waves
13.
The Ring of Fire is
a)
a group of oceans
b)
circus act
c)
chain of earthquakes in the NW
d)
chain of volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean
14.
What causes the tectonic plates of Earth to continually move?
a)
convection currents in the mantle
b)
volcanic and seismic activity in the crust
c)
strong winds and storms
d)
rotation of the solid core
15.
What are the "waves" called that come from an earthquake?
a)
Thunder
b)
Seismic
c)
Hang 10
d)
Lava
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