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Earthquake Waves - ESRT Page 11

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A p-wave traveled for 3200 km to reach a seismic station. How long had it traveled for?

a)

00:01:60

b)

00:04:50

c)

00:10:40

d)

00:05:50

2.

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?

a)

00:10:10

b)

00:08:20

c)

00:18:40

d)

00:014:40

3.

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?

a)

00:14:07

b)

00:07:14

c)

03:07:14

d)

00:07:00

4.

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?

a)

01:05:20 am

b)

00:05:30 am

c)

01:03:45 am

d)

12:58:15 pm

5.

How far have an earthquake's compression waves traveled if they were recorded 00:09:30 after the earthquake originated?

a)

1200 km

b)

2700 km

c)

6100 km

d)

8300 km

6.

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?

a)

4700 km

b)

6100 km

c)

2200 km

d)

750 km

7.

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?

a)

03:02:00 pm

b)

02:57:50

c)

02:58:50 pm

d)

02:50:30 pm

8.

The s-waves of an earthquake arrived 00:07:20 after the p-waves. How far away was the earthquakes epicenter?

a)

2000 km

b)

5600 km

c)

4200 km

d)

1400 km