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WorksheetsAcad Comm Prac Exercise: SEISMIC WAVES
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following is FALSE about P-waves?
P-waves travel via solids only.
P-waves have a back-and-forth movement.
P-waves is the fastest travelling among all kinds of waves.
P-waves compress and stretch solid materials.
Which of the following is TRUE about S-Waves?
S-waves is the most destructive kind of wave.
S-waves travel at a speed of 6km/s.
S-waves cannot travel through liquids.
S-waves are the last to hit the surface.
Select the option/s that is/are true about Surface Waves.
Surface Waves are last to hit the surface.
Surface Waves are similar to the Subway Surfers game. 👍
Surface Waves are the most destructive.
If P-waves have a velocity of 6.00 km/s and will a point that is 8.90*10^2 km away, how many seconds will it take for the waves to hit the point? Answer should follow the correct number of sig figs.
149 s
150 s
148 s
148.3 s
P-waves have a velocity of 6.40 km/s and S-waves have a velocity of 3.60 km/s. If both waves were meant to hit a point that is 9.80*10^2 km away, by how many seconds will P-waves be ahead of S-waves? Answer should follow the correct number of sig figs.
119 s
119.097 s
119.09 s
120 s
pagmamahal kasi love is the answer to all ✨
Which is true about Love Waves?
It's that kind of wave that our crushes always miss. 🥲
They travel slightly slower than Rayleigh waves.
They have a side-to-side motion.
It can cause the ground to shake in an elliptical way.
Select the option that best describes seismic waves.
Produced in the focus of the earthquake.
Kinds of waves that trigger earthquakes.
A thin zone separating Earth's plates.
______ waves are propagated along the surface of the Earth.
Body
Surface
Secondary
Primary
_______ waves can travel through the interior of the earth.
Interior
Love
Body
Primary
S-waves ____ times slower than P-waves.
3.5
1.8
2.3
1.7
