Earthquake Waves Quiz

What causes earthquakes?

• Movements in the interior of the earth

• Movements in the ocean

• Movements in the atmosphere

• Movements in the outer space

Where do majority of earthquakes originate?

• In the earth's crust

• In the earth's core

• In the upper mantle

• In the lower mantle

How are earthquake waves measured?

• Hygrometer

• Barometer

• Thermometer

• Seismograph

What do earthquake waves help earth-scientists to study?

• Types of clouds

• Types of rocks and layered composition in the interior of the earth

• Types of animals

• Types of buildings

What are the two types of body waves?

• A-waves and B-waves

• P-waves and S-waves

• M-waves and N-waves

• X-waves and Y-waves

What are the important surface waves called?

• X-waves and Y-waves

• A-waves and B-waves

• Rayleigh waves and L-waves

• P-waves and S-waves

What is the name of the scientist after whom L-waves are named?

• A. E. H. Love

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Stephen Hawking

What type of waves are generated due to the release of energy at the focus of an earthquake?

• Light waves

• Surface waves

• Sound waves

• Body waves

What type of waves move along the surface of the earth?

• Body waves

• Surface waves

• Heat waves

• Radio waves

What happens to the velocity of earthquake waves as they travel through materials with different densities?

• It increases

• It becomes zero

• It decreases

• It remains the same