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Earthquake Waves and Earth's Interior
Quiz by Angelica Tamang
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​Which of the following seismic waves is being recorded by the seismograph in the diagram below?
body waves
P waves
surface waves
S waves             Â
Seismic waves have given information on the Earth’s interior. Which of the following best explains the existence of the layers in the Earth’s interior?
Which of the following seismic waves is being recorded by the seismograph in the diagram below?
Natsu is a seismologist studying body waves. His seismogram showed that the body waves traveled through solid and liquid medium. What classification of body wave is shown in Natsu’s seismogram?
Which of the following is NOT true about body waves?
What causes the up-and-down wiggles on the seismogram shown?
Which set of waves are probably the surface waves?
Which set of waves are P waves?
Which of the following waves can be detected by seismograms near the epicenter of an earthquake?
Which of the following earthquake waves can travel through both solids and fluids?
Compared to the velocity of an earthquake’s P waves, the velocity of the S-waves in the same material is _______.
If a P wave were to go from solid to liquid, what would happen to its velocity?
Wendy knows that the crust and the mantle are made of solid. Which type of waves does she expect can pass through the crust, but not through the mantle?