WorksheetsEarthquake Waves - ESRT Page 11
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 16mins
A p-wave traveled for 3200 km to reach a seismic station. How long had it traveled for?
00:01:60
00:04:50
00:10:40
00:05:50
An earthquake occurs 6800 km from the seismic station which recorded the p and s-waves recordings. What was the time difference between the arrival times of the p and s-waves?
00:10:10
00:08:20
00:18:40
00:014:40
If the p-waves arrive at 03:22:43am and the s-waves arrive at 03:29:57am, what is the time difference between their arrivals?
00:14:07
00:07:14
03:07:14
00:07:00
The S-waves of an earthquake were recorded at 01:10:55 am. If the epicenter is 4000 km away from the seismic station, what time were the P-waves recorded at the same seismic station?
01:05:20 am
00:05:30 am
01:03:45 am
12:58:15 pm
How far have an earthquake's compression waves traveled if they were recorded 00:09:30 after the earthquake originated?
1200 km
2700 km
6100 km
8300 km
The p-waves of an earthquake arrived at a seismic station at 08:55:50 am and the s-waves arrived at 09:03:40 am. What is the distance to the epicenter from this seismic station?
4700 km
6100 km
2200 km
750 km
What was the origin time for an earthquake whose p-waves arrived at 02:54:40 pm at a seismic station in Buffalo, NY and it was determined the epicenter was 2000 km away?
03:02:00 pm
02:57:50
02:58:50 pm
02:50:30 pm
The s-waves of an earthquake arrived 00:07:20 after the p-waves. How far away was the earthquakes epicenter?
2000 km
5600 km
4200 km
1400 km
