Worksheetsunde seismice
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Undele mecanice pot fi longitudinale dacă
a)
oscilațiile sunt pe orizontală
b)
oscilațiile punctelor din undă au loc în direcția de propagare
c)
oscilațiile undei au loc perpendicular pe direcția de propagare
d)
oscilațiile undei sunt verticale
2.
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
3.
Which type of wave is the most destructive wave?
a)
Primary Wave
b)
Secondary Wave
4.
What kind of wave travels through the earth?
a)
Seismic Wave
b)
Ocean Wave
c)
Light Wave
5.
An s-wave is an example of what type of wave?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Converse
c)
Transverse
d)
Ocean
6.
A p-wave is an example of
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
c)
Converse
d)
Ocean
7.
A primary wave moves
a)
parallel
b)
perpendicular
c)
in circles
8.
A secondary wave moves
a)
parallel
b)
perpendicular
c)
in circles
9.
What scale is used to measure the
a)
Ricther Scale
b)
A big scale
c)
Seismic Scale
10.
Main type of seismic waves that can only travel through the surface of the Earth.
a)
seismic waves
b)
surface waves
c)
body waves
d)
primary waves
11.
Which body wave is pictured?
a)
P-Wave
b)
S-Wave
c)
Rayleigh Wave
d)
Love Wave
12.
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
13.
Which surface wave is pictured?
a)
P-Wave
b)
S-Wave
c)
Rayleigh Wave
d)
Love Wave
14.
An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a
a)
seismogram
b)
focus seismic map
c)
focus
d)
seismograph
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