Seismic Waves

Take shelter under a table and stay there till the shaking stops.

In which phenomena we should do this?

• Volcanic eruption

• Earthquake

• Lightning

• Tsunami

Seismic waves are

• electromagnetic waves that travel through space

• sound waves that travel through the air

• vibrations that travel through the Earth's crust

• waves that travel through the ocean

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What causes Sesmic waves

• Human activities

• The sun

• Earth Quakes or volcanic activity

• When it rains it gives off sesmic waves

This is known as the sudden shaking of the ground and known as the sources of seismic waves.

• earthquake

• tsunami

• flood

• typhoon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which Seismic Wave is pictured?

• P-Wave

• S-Wave

• Surface Wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Match the following

• Rayleigh Wave

• C

• P Wave

• D

• S Wave

• B

• Love Wave

• A

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A Primary wave is also know as a ​ (a)   .

• P wave

• Seismic wave

• Sound wave

• Infrared wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which type of Seismic Wave is pictured?

• P-Wave

• S-Wave

• Surface Wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The blue lines are _______

• p waves

• s waves

• rayleigh waves

• love waves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which type of wave does this show?

b

S-wave

P-wave

Surface wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1