Earthquake Waves

What do you call the motion or vibration of earthquake that travels outward from the focus?

• chemical energy

• electromagnetic waves

• gravity waves

• seismic waves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

How do rock particles move during the passage of a Primary wave (P-waves) through the rock?

• the particles do not move

• in a rolling circular motion

• back and forth parallel to the direction of wave travel

• back and forth perpendicular to the direction of wave travel

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which of the following sequences correctly lists the different arrivals of the waves from first to the last?

• P waves → S waves → Surface waves

• Surface waves → P waves → S waves

• P waves → Surface waves → S waves

• S waves → P waves → Surface waves

What causes the up-and-down wiggles on the seismogram shown above?

• tsunami waves

• ground vibrations

• electromagnetic pulses

• variations in air pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Match the earthquake waves to their descriptions.

• vibrate side to side or up and down, second to arrive

• S waves

• slowest, but produces severe ground movements

• surface waves

• compress and expand the ground, first to arrive

• P waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Match the following

• transverse up and down - second fastest

• S wave

• transverse side to side - slowest speed

• Love wave

• compression - fastest speed

• P wave

• circular - slowest speed

• Rayleigh wave

The most destructive type of wave is a

• P-wave

• S-wave

• Surface wave

• transverse wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Match the following

• Not as strong in deeper earthquakes

• Surface waves

• Strongest waves; perpendicular to travel

• Love Waves

• Moving in a rolling, wave pattern

• P-waves

• Travels through liquid & fastest

• S-waves

• Move in an s-pattern, like a snake

• Rayleigh Waves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Match the following seismic waves to their proper diagram/gif.

• L (Surface- Rayleigh) wave

• 
• S (Secondary) wave

• 
• P (Primary) wave

• 
• L (Surface- Love) wave

• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which set of waves are probably the surface waves?

• Wave A

• Wave B

• Wave C

• They are all surface waves.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1