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Question 1
SURVEY
30 seconds
Q. Which seismic wave moves at right angles?
answer choices
P Waves
S Waves
Surface Waves
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Question 2
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30 seconds
Q. Which seismic wave moves like a slinky?
answer choices
P Wave
S Wave
Surface Wave
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Question 3
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Q. Which wave is transverse and originates from the focus?
answer choices
P Wave
S Wave
Surface Wave
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Question 4
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30 seconds
Q. Which letter represents the movement created by the P Wave?
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A
B
C
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Question 5
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60 seconds
Q. What is the lag time?
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30 sec
86 sec
56 sec
140 sec
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Question 6
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Q. What is directly above the focus?
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Epicenter
Fault
Seismograph Station
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Question 7
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Q. Which wave has the highest amplitude on a seismograph?
answer choices
P Wave
S Wave
Surface Wave
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Question 8
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Q. Where do seismologists place seismographs?
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On the focus
On the fault
In the mantle
In the seismograph station
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Question 9
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Q. Which seismic wave does a seismograph detect first?
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P Wave
S Wave
Surface Wave
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Question 10
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Q. What is the origin of a surface wave?
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P Wave
S Wave
P and S Waves
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Question 11
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Q. Which city is closest to the epicenter?
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A
B
C
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Question 12
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Q. Which seismogram represents a city that is far from the epicenter of an earthquake?
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New York, NY
Nome, Alaska
Guadalajara, Mexico
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