Q4: SEISMIC WAVES

Q4: SEISMIC WAVES

10th Grade

5 Qs

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Q4: SEISMIC WAVES

Q4: SEISMIC WAVES

Assessment

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10th Grade

Hard

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MaIsabel Camacho

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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An S-wave shadow zone is formed as seismic waves travel through the earth’s body. Which of the following statements does this s-wave shadow zone indicate?

Inner core is liquid

Inner core is solid

Mantle is solid

Outer core is liquid

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Why are there no P waves or S waves received in the P wave shadow zone?

P waves are absorbed and S waves are refracted by Earth’s outer core.

P waves are refracted and S waves are absorbed by Earth’s outer core.

Both P waves and S waves are refracted by the Earth’s outer core

Both P waves and S waves are absorbed by the earth’s outer core.

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

P waves are known as transverse waves. The ground move perpendicular to the direction of the wave.

TRUE

FALSE

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Both P waves and S waves travel in all media.

TRUE

FALSE

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The most destructive type of wave is the Rayleigh wave.

TRUE

FALSE