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WorksheetsSeismic Waves (22-23)
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 14mins
Both P and S waves travel through solids.
True
False
P waves travel faster than S waves
True
False
Only P waves travel through the inner core.
True
False
When S waves leave the Mantle and enter the outer core, they...
speed up
slow down
get absorbed
Which shadow zone is larger?
S wave shadow
P waves shadow
P and S shadow zones are equal in size
Which waves will reach a seismic station first?
P waves
S waves
Both reach at the same time
These waves can travel through the inner core...
P waves only
S waves only
P and S waves
Neither P nor S waves
If an earthquake happened at F/E, which point would not receive P-waves?
G
Y
W
U
If an earthquake happened at F/E, which point(s) would NOT receive P-waves?
G
Y
W
U
An Earthquake happens on the North pole. Will people on the South pole be able to measure s waves?
yes
no
An Earthquake happens on the North pole. Will people on the South pole be able to measure p waves?
yes
no
S waves do not travel through the liquid outer core and reach the side opposite the epicenter of an earthquake due to the fact that they are:
absorbed
refracted
diffracted
The blue lines are _______
p waves
s waves
rayleigh waves
love waves
The green/blue region highlight in this model represents a
P wave shadow zone
S wave shadow zone
Surface wave shadow zone
Convection currents
Which station is located within the S-Wave shadow zone?
A
B
C
D
Why did the S-Wave stop moving at a depth of 2900 km?
Because the medium changed from solid to liquid
Because P-waves cannot travel through liquids
The seismograph station cant read S waves
S waves move faster than a seismograph can detect
