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- 1. Multiple Choice
These are the waves of energy caused by the sudden breaking of rock within the earth.
Ocean Waves
Seismic Waves
Tsunami
Electromagnetic Waves
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of wave arrives first during an earthquake?Primary (p-wave) wavesSecondary (s-wave) wavesRayleigh WavesLove Waves
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the second wave you feel when there is an earthquake?
body wave
primary wave
surface wave
secondary wave
- 4. Multiple Choice
This is considered as the fastest kind of seismic waves.
Love waves
Body waves
Primary waves
Secondary waves
- 5. Multiple Choice________ are the slowest seismic waves.P wavesS wavesSurface wavesEpicenter
- 6. Multiple Choice
In what order do the three types of seismic waves arrive at a location?
S wave, P wave, Surface wave
Surface wave, P wave and S wave
P wave, S wave and Surface wave
P wave, Surface wave and S wave
- 7. Multiple ChoiceA seismic wave that compresses and expands rock. It is the fastest wave. It arrives "on scene" first.Secondary WaveAftershockPrimary WaveSeismic Wave
- 8. Multiple Choice
The blue lines are _______
p waves
s waves
rayleigh waves
love waves
- 9. Multiple Choice
The pink lines are
p waves
s waves
rayleigh waves
love waves
- 10. Multiple Choice
seismic waves _______ as they go through different physical mediums
reflect
refract
diffract
- 11. Multiple Choice
p waves can travel through
liquid and solid
solid only
liquid only
- 12. Multiple Choice
s waves can travel through
solid and liquid
liquid only
solid only
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following seismic waves can travel through gases, liquids, and solids?
P-wave
S-wave
both
none
- 14. Multiple Choice
An Earthquake happens on the North pole. Will people on the South pole be able to measure p waves?
yes
no
- 15. Multiple Choice
An Earthquake happens on the North pole. Will people on the South pole be able to measure s waves?
yes
no
- 16. Multiple Choice
The P-waves shadow zone exist because
The discontinuity exists between the core and the mantle
The layers of the earth have different densities
The waves disappear in the core
The pressure increases in the core
- 17. Poll
I am feeling _____________ with the ideas of seismic waves.
completely lost
just ok
confident
extremely confident
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