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Earth Quakes

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  • 1. Multiple Choice
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    1 pt

    A seismic station recorded the P-waves, but no S-waves, from an earthquake because S-waves were

    absorbed by Earth's outer core

    transmitted only through liquids

    weak and detected only at nearby locations

    not produced by this earthquake

  • 2. Multiple Choice
    30 seconds
    1 pt

    A seismic station recorded the P-waves, but no S-waves, from an earthquake because S-waves were

    absorbed by Earth's outer core

    transmitted only through liquids

    weak and detected only at nearby locations

    not produced by this earthquake

  • 3. Multiple Choice
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    Seismic station A is 5000 kilometers from the epicenter. What is the difference between the arrival time of the first P-wave and the arrival time of the first S-wave recorded at this station?

    2 minutes 20 seconds

    6 minutes 40 seconds

    8 minutes 20 seconds

    15 minutes 00 second

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