Earthquake Basics and Triangulation

WHAT TYPE OF SEISMIC WAVE IS SHOWN? (these stretch and compress the land)

• P WAVES

• S WAVES

• SURFACE WAVES

• OCEAN WAVES

WHAT TYPE OF SEISMIC WAVE IS SHOWN? These move the land side-to-side and up-and-down.

• P WAVES

• S WAVES

• SURFACE WAVES

• OCEAN WAVES

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

ACCORDING TO THIS MAP WHERE IS THE EPICENTER LOCATED?

• MIAMI

• CHARLESTON

• DALLAS

HOW LONG DID IT TAKE THE P WAVE TO TRAVEL 2000 KM?

• 2 MIN

• 4 MIN

• 6 MIN

What do you call the instrument that records and measures seismic waves?

• seismograph

• richtometer

• seismogram

• seismophone

ACCORDING TO THE CHART HOW MANY KILOMETERS DID THE S WAVE TRAVEL IN 12 MINUTES?

• 2,000 KM

• 4,000 KM

• 6,000 KM

According to the picture above which shows the secondary waves?

• A

• B

• C

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IN TIME THAT IT TOOK AN S WAVE AND P WAVE TO TRAVEL 2,000 KM?

• 10 MINUTES

• 12 MINUTES

• 3 MINUTES

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which of the following descriptions applies to the Richter scale?

• scale developed to rate earthquakes according to how much damage was done to homes and other buildings in a given place.

• The rating system that estimates the amount of plate movement

• a rating of an earthquake's magnitude and strength based on a logarithmic scale.

Where is the epicenter for this earthquake located based on triangulation?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2