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Seismic Waves

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is the energy radiated in all directions from the focus due to earthquake.

a)

seismic waves

b)

epicenter

c)

body waves

d)

surface waves

2.

This is known as the sudden shaking of the ground and known as the sources of seismic waves.

a)

earthquake

b)

tsunami

c)

flood

d)

typhoon

3.

This is considered as the fastest kind of seismic waves.

a)

Love waves

b)

Body waves

c)

Primary waves

d)

Secondary waves

4.

It can travel through solids only

a)

Love waves

b)

Rayleigh waves

c)

Primary waves

d)

Secondary waves

5.

Two types of body waves

a)

Love waves and Rayleigh waves

b)

P waves and S waves

6.
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
7.
Which type of wave is the most destructive wave?
a)
Primary Wave
b)
Secondary Wave
8.
What kind of wave travels through the earth?
a)
Seismic Wave
b)
Ocean Wave
c)
Light Wave
9.

Primary (P) Waves can pass through...

a)

solids only

b)

liquids only

c)

gases only

d)

solids, liquids, and gases

10.
This is the area beneath the Earth's surface where the earthquake begins
a)
epicenter
b)
focus
c)
fault line
d)
tectonic plate
11.

How LONG does it take an S wave to travel 3,000km?

a)

4 min 20 sec

b)

5 min 40 sec

c)

8 min.

d)

10 min.

12.

How LONG does it take a P wave to travel 3,000km?

a)

4 min 20 sec

b)

5 min 40 sec

c)

8 min.

d)

10 min.

13.

The Epicenter of the earthquake is located at which city?

a)

Denver, CO

b)

Albuquerque, NM

c)

Bryce, UT

d)

Gilbert, AZ

14.
You use a travel-time graph (difference in P and S Wave arrival times) to find:
a)
Distance to epicenter
b)
Distance to fault
c)
Distance to core
15.

How long would it take for the first S-wave to arrive at a seismic station 4,000 kilometers away from the epicenter of an earthquake?

a)

5 min 40 sec

b)

7 min 0 sec

c)

12 min 40 sec

d)

13 min 20 sec