Seismic Waves (Grade 8)
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Seismic Waves
1.
During large earthquakes, a massive amount of energy is released which travels in all directions in the form of seismic waves.
- True
- False
2.
Which of the seismic waves is fastest?
- Primary Wave
- Secondary Wave
- Surface Wave
- Intermediate Wave
3.
Which type of seismic wave would cause the most damage?
- Primary Wave
- Secondary Wave
- Surface Wave
- Intermediate Wave
4.
The study of earthquake indicate the outer core is liquid and the inner core is solid.
- P waves
- S waves
- Surface waves
- Ocean waves
5.
Which of these is not an energy wave from an earthquake?
- P waves
- S waves
- Surface waves
- Tidal waves
6.
Which earthquake waves travel through the outer core?
- Only P-waves
- Only P-waves and S-waves
- Only P-waves and surface waves
- Only S-waves
7.
Which type of seismic wave can only travel through the solid parts of Earth's interior?
- S-wave
- P-wave
- Surface wave
- Body wave
8.
What type of seismic wave causes rock particles to move in the same direction as the wave movement (like vibrations)?
- P-waves
- S-waves
- surface waves
- shear waves
9.
Seismic waves start at the .
- epicenter
- focus
- seismopoint
- seismic gap
10.
are powerful seismic sea waves that begin over an ocean-floor earthquake.
- Tephra
- Tsunamis
- Pyroclastic flows
- Focus
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