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Science Explainer: The science of earthquakes

Last updated about 1 year ago

3 questions

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Read the passage The science of earthquakes. Then answer the questions below.

Instructions

Read the passage The science of earthquakes. Then answer the questions below.

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Question 1

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Drag each answer choice into the correct space. Not all answer choices will be used.

The further you are from the earthquake's ______________,  the __________________ the earthquake's P waves and S waves will be. 

Other Answer Choices:

core

closer together

P waves

epicenter

further apart

Question 2

2.

Drag each characteristic into the correct box to show whether it describes P waves or S waves.

moves the earth in many directions
moves more quickly
moves more slowly
moves the earth only in the direction of the waves

P waves
S waves

Question 3

3.

Scientists use these measurements to help determine the location of an earthquake. Select two correct answers.

time between lightning and thunder

seismogram recordings

anemometer recordings

distance the tectonic plates slide

time between P and S waves