Which type of wave arrives first during an earthquake?
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
secondary
primary
surface
love wave
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of wave is the most destructive wave?
Primary wave
Secondary wave
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What kind of wave travels through the earth?
Seismic
Ocean
Light
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which seismic wave can travel to the mantle, but not in the outer core (liquid iron)?
Primary wave
Secondary wave
Love wave
Rayleigh wave
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which kind of surface wave shakes in a side-by-side direction?
Love wave
P-wave
S-wave
Rayleigh wave
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A Rayleigh wave moves
side-by -side
Up and down
shearing
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A secondary wave moves
parallel
perpendicular
in circles
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