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WorksheetsSeismic Waves
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Waves that move at a greatest velocity (speed)
T-Waves
S-Waves
P-Waves
L-Waves
At a location 10 kilometers from the epicenter of an earthquake, the first type of seismic waves to arrive will be
T-Waves
S-Waves
P-Waves
L-Waves
3. Which type of Seismic waves travel the slowest?
T-Waves
S-Waves
P-Waves
L-Waves
4.An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes
A. seismograph
B. focus seismic map
C. radar
D. seismogram
5.A type of wave that produce a rolling motion as they move up and backward
A. Love Wave
B. rayleigh Wave
C. S-Wave
D. P-Wave
6.Which body wave compresses and stretches rock materials as it passes through the Earth's interior?
A. Love Wave
B. rayleigh Wave
C. S-Wave
D. P-Wave
7. P Waves travel through...
A. SOLID
B. LIQUID
C. BOTH
S Waves travel through...
A. SOLID
B. LIQUID
C. BOTH
9. An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a
A. SEISMOGRAM
B. FOCUS SEISMIC MAP
C. SEISMOGRAPH
D. FOCUS
10. Two types of body waves
A. RAYLEIGH WAVE AND LOVE WAVE
B. P Wave and S Wave
C. Rayleigh wave and S Wave
D. P wave and Love Wave
