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- 1. Multiple Choice
P waves travel faster than S waves
True
False
- 2. Multiple Choice
Both P and S waves travel through solids.
True
False
- 3. Multiple Choice
Only P waves travel through liquids.
True
False
- 4. Multiple Choice
When S waves leave the Mantle and enter the outer core, they...
speed up
slow down
get absorbed
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which body wave is pictured?P-WaveS-WaveRayleigh WaveLove Wave - 6. Multiple ChoiceThis is the area beneath the Earth's surface where the earthquake beginsepicenterfocusfault linetectonic plate
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThese are the first waves released during an earthquakeS wavesSurface WavesP waves
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThis is the area above ground where the earthquake startsfocusepicenterp wavesplate boundary
- 9. Multiple ChoiceA written record of earthquake motion is called a ___________________.seismographseismogramseismologistseismometer
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat causes the tectonic plates of Earth to continually move?convection currents in the mantlevolcanic and seismic activity in the cruststrong winds and stormsrotation of the solid core
- 11. Multiple ChoiceYou use a travel-time graph (difference in P and S Wave arrival times) to find:Distance to epicenterDistance to faultDistance to coreDistance to the center of the Earth
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhere is the epicenter for this earthquake located based on triangulation?ABCD
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which station was closest to the earthquake's epicenter?
Station A
Station B
Station C
- 14. Multiple Choice
Measures how much an energy an earthquake releases, which is shown by the amplitude of seismic waves
Magnitude
Epicenter
Focus
L-wave
- 15. Multiple Choice
A p-wave traveled for 3200 km to reach a seismic station. How long had it traveled for?
00:01:60
00:04:50
00:10:40
00:05:50
- 16. Multiple Choice
If the p-waves arrive at 03:22:43am and the s-waves arrive at 03:29:57am, what is the time difference between their arrivals?
00:14:07
00:07:14
03:07:14
00:07:00
- 17. Multiple Choice
The s-waves of an earthquake arrived 00:07:20 after the p-waves. How far away was the earthquakes epicenter?
2000 km
5600 km
4200 km
1400 km
- 18. Multiple Choice
What was the origin time for an earthquake whose p-waves arrived at 02:54:40 pm at a seismic station in Buffalo, NY and it was determined the epicenter was 2000 km away?
03:02:00 pm
02:57:50
02:58:50 pm
02:50:30 pm
- 19. Multiple Choice
How long does it take for the P wave to travel 2000 km?
1900 km
4 minutes
7 minutes and 20 seconds
4000 km
- 20. Multiple Choice
What happens to the time difference between primary and secondary was as the distance traveled gets longer?
time time difference remains the same
the time differences increases
the time difference decreases
the time difference increases than decreases
- 21. Multiple Choice
The difference in arrival times for the P and S wave was 4 minutes and 30 seconds. How far away is the Earthquake?
8000 km
2300 km
1,100 km
3200 km
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich city is closest to the epicenter?ABC
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