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WorksheetsSeismic Waves
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 7mins
How do scientists determine the structure and composition of earth's interior?
A giant X-ray Machine
Studying Rocks
How seismic waves travel through the layers
Traveling to the center of the earth
Identify the portion of earth's mantle below the lithosphere where convection currents occur.
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Mesosphere
Continental Crust
Identify the best description of primary waves (P-Waves)?
Waves that are the slowest, largest, and cause the most destruction
Waves that cause rock particles to vibrate
Waves that travel through a vacuum
Waves that travel the fastest and cause rock material to move back and forth
The release of energy caused by earthquakes travels outward from the focus
Chemical Waves
Electromagnetic Waves
Gravity Waves
Seismic Waves
Identify how rock particles move when a P-wave moves thru it.
rolling circular motion
back and forth parallel to the direction
up and down
side to side
In general, the most destructive earthquake waves are the ____.
Body Wave
Surface Wave
P-wave
S-wave
What item is used in the recording of seismic waves?
Earthquake-o-matic
Seismothing
Seismograph
Shake Recorder
Identify the best description of Secondary waves (S-Waves)?
Waves that are the slowest, largest, and cause the most destruction
Waves that travel through only solid materials
Waves that travel through a vacuum
Waves that travel the fastest and cause rock material to move back and forth
Identify which station is the closest to the earthquake epicenter?
Seismograph A: New York, NY
Seismograph B: Nome, Alaska
Seismograph C: Guadalajara, Mexico
none of the above
