wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Seismic Waves

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of wave arrives first during an earthquake?
a)
Primary (p-wave) waves
b)
Secondary (s-wave) waves
c)
Rayleigh Waves
d)
Love Waves
2.
Which type of wave is the most destructive wave?
a)
Primary Wave
b)
Secondary Wave
3.
What scale is used to measure the 
a)
Ricther Scale
b)
A big scale
c)
Seismic Scale
4.

It can travel through solids only

a)

Love waves

b)

Rayleigh waves

c)

Primary waves

d)

Secondary waves

5.
Which body wave is pictured?
a)
P-Wave
b)
S-Wave
c)
Rayleigh Wave
d)
Love Wave
6.

Primary (P) Waves can pass through...

a)

solids only

b)

liquids only

c)

gases only

d)

solids, liquids, and gases

7.

Rank the seismic waves in order of appearance when an earthquake first occurs as measured by a seismograph.

a)

S waves, P waves, then surface waves

b)

P waves, S waves, then surface waves

c)

S and P waves at the same time, then surface waves

d)

Surface waves, then S and P waves at the same time

8.
Which surface wave is pictured?
a)
P-Wave
b)
S-Wave
c)
Rayleigh Wave
d)
Love Wave
9.
An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 
a)
seismogram
b)
focus seismic map
c)
focus
d)
seismograph 
10.

The point where the earthquake begins.

a)

epicenter

b)

fault

c)

focus

d)

seismic waves

11.

Two types of surface waves

a)

Love waves and Rayleigh Waves

b)

P waves and S waves

12.

Two types of body waves

a)

Love waves and Rayleigh waves

b)

P waves and S waves

13.
This is the area above ground where the earthquake starts
a)
focus
b)
epicenter
c)
p waves
d)
plate boundary
14.
This is the name of the single digit number that means how powerful an earthquake is. It is measured on the Richter scale
a)
Force
b)
Stress
c)
Magnitude
d)
Plate Boundary
15.
Which surface wave is pictured?
a)
P-Wave
b)
S-Wave
c)
Rayleigh Wave
d)
Love Wave
16.
What is the general term for a smaller magnitude earthquake that occurs after a larger earthquake in the same area?
a)
Aftershock
b)
Foreshock
c)
Seismic Gap
d)
Tsunami
17.
How much stronger is a magnitude 8.0 earthquake compared to magnitude 7.0 one on the Richter Scale?
a)
7/8 as strong
b)
10 times stronger
c)
56 times stronger
d)
twice as strong
18.
Which city is closest to the epicenter?  
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
19.
Which seismogram represents a city that is far from the epicenter of an earthquake?  
a)
New York, NY
b)
Nome, Alaska
c)
Guadalajara, Mexico
20.

Areas on our planet where NO seismic waves are detected are called.....

a)

Dead Zones

b)

Dark Zones

c)

No Quake Zones

d)

Shadow Zones

Similar Resources on Wayground

คลื่นและคลื่นแม่เหล็กไฟฟ้า

20 questions

คลื่นและคลื่นแม่เหล็กไฟฟ้า

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

Grade 9 Pressure

20 questions

Grade 9 Pressure

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

Main Processes of the Earth

20 questions

Main Processes of the Earth

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th - 8th Grade

BAB 1 : BIODIVERSITI (SC T2)

20 questions

BAB 1 : BIODIVERSITI (SC T2)

quiz

Worksheet

•

2nd - 12th Grade

Grade 9: Electricity Revision 2

15 questions

Grade 9: Electricity Revision 2

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

Intro and Sound Waves Quiz

15 questions

Intro and Sound Waves Quiz

quiz

Worksheet

•

8th Grade

Waves

19 questions

Waves

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade