WorksheetsES 8.2 Formative
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
There are two types of body waves. ____ compress, or push, and expand. They are also known as compressional waves.
P waves
S waves
surface waves
M waves
_____ shake particles at right angles to the direction that the waves travel. The are also called transverse waves.
P waves
S waves
surface waves
M waves
The most destructive seismic waves are
P waves
S waves
surface waves
M waves
An instrument that records seismic waves is called a
(a)
The most widely used scale used by scientists today to measure earthquakes is called the
Richter scale
moment magnitude scale
seismic intensity scale (SIS)
Mercator scale
How do scientists use data from seismograms at several locations to determine an earthquake's epicenter?
they measure the difference between arrival times of P and S waves
they use the speed of sound to measure the distance
they use GPS systems to track surface waves
Another scale used to measure an earthquake's intensity in terms of the quake's effects at different locations.
(a)
A time record of ground motion during an earthquake.
(a)
Which body wave type will not travel through liquids?
P waves
S waves
A STRONG earthquake on the Modified Mercalli Scale would be rated as
II intensity
IX intensity
VI intensity
VIII intensity
