Wave

Wave

9th Grade

15 Qs

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Wave

Wave

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

9th Grade

Hard

Created by

John Robinson

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The green/blue region highlight in this model represents a

P wave shadow zone

S wave shadow zone

Surface wave shadow zone

Convection currents

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Why did the S-Wave stop moving at a depth of 2900 km?

Because the medium changed from solid to liquid

Because P-waves cannot travel through liquids

The seismograph station cant read S waves

S waves move faster than a seismograph can detect

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which station is located within the S-Wave shadow zone?

A

B

C

D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which location is farther from the epicenter?

Seismogram B (top)

Seismogram C (bottom)

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which city is closest to the epicenter?  

A

B

C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which station was closest to the earthquake's epicenter?

Station A

Station B

Station C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a common social function of a wave in human interaction?

To greet someone

To express anger

To show indifference

To indicate confusion

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