Seismic waves Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Earth Science Exam Review 2024 with Complete Solutions seismic waves - Correct Answer ️️ -Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake. crust - Correct Answer ️️ -the outer layer of the Earth mantle - Correct Answer ️️ -the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core lithosphere - Correct Answer ️️ -the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle asthenosphere -...

Name the two classes of seismic waves. - correct answer-Body waves and surface waves Name the four types of seismic waves. - correct answer-P-waves, S-waves(up and down motion, particles move up and down) , Rayleigh waves, and Love waves Which type of seismic wave has the same mechanism as an acoustic wave in the air? - correct answer-P-wave Name the two major scales by which we measure how big an earthquake is and explain their differences. - correct answer-Intensity: Determines damage...

Name the two classes of seismic waves. - correct answer-Body waves and surface waves Name the four types of seismic waves. - correct answer-P-waves, S-waves(up and down motion, particles move up and down) , Rayleigh waves, and Love waves Which type of seismic wave has the same mechanism as an acoustic wave in the air? - correct answer-P-wave Name the two major scales by which we measure how big an earthquake is and explain their differences. - correct answer-Intensity: Determines damage...

Name the two classes of seismic waves. : Body waves and surface waves Name the four types of seismic waves. : P-waves, S-waves(up and down motion, particles move up and down) , Rayleigh waves, and Love waves Which type of seismic wave has the same mechanism as an acoustic wave in the air? : P-wave Name the two major scales by which we measure how big an earthquake is and explain their differences. : Intensity: Determines damage and detailed observation of effects. Magnitude: Determi...

GE 2000 Exam 3 Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Glaciers Exam with 100% Verified Answers Why and how do earthquakes occur? - CORRECT ANSWER-Energy that is released when brittle earth material fails and forms a new fault or slip occurs on an existing fault Where do earthquakes occur? - CORRECT ANSWER-Mostly along plate boundaries (tectonic earthquakes). Other sources are volcanoes, landslides, meteorite impacts, new hydroelectric projects, nuclear blasts, mining explosions/cave-ins ...

Praxis 5005 (Science) Kathleen Jasper Purple Book Notes and Information Already Graded A Mantle Is not liquid, but ductile or plastic, which means that some parts can flow under certain conditions and changes in pressure. Composed mainly of aluminum and silicates Crust The outermost solid layer of earth. It is the lithosphere. Core The innermost layers of the Earth. Mainly composed of nickel and iron Inner Core Solid. Temperatures and pressures are extreme. Outer Core A layer of liquid iron...

Science Olympiad Dynamic Planet Exam Questions And Answers volcano - answera weak spot in the crust where magma has come through the surface magma - answerthe molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases and water from the mantle lava - answerliquid magma that reaches Earth's surface Ring of Fire - answera major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean island arc - answera string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plat...

_________ and _________ equals unpredictable fault motion/can cause a fault to jump - accumulated stress; the effect of friction a - annum (1 year) ablation - removal of material from the surface of an object by vapourization accelerograph - records the change in speed of the ground; shows larger ground motion than a seismograph acoustic flow monitors - special type of seismometer that detects and records high frequency vibrations caused by lahars adiabatic process - process for which th...

porosity ~ The Volume of Void Space Divided by the Total Volume permeability ~ The ability of fluid to flow through a porous solid Rotary or Percussion Drilling ~ Drill through soil or rock, grinding material to sand seismology ~ The study of earthquake waves seismographs ~ Instruments that record seismic waves body waves ~ type of seismic wave. Travel through Earth's interior (P and S) surface waves ~ type of seismic wave. Travel on the Earth's surface epicentre ~ location on t...

Week 8 Final Exam (timed and single access) Return to Assessment List Part 1 of 4 - 52.0/ 52.0 Points Question 1 of 50 2.0/ 2.0 Points Which of the following surficial processes results in the most poorly sorted sediments?  A. rivers  B. glaciers  C. ocean waves  D. deep marine  E. wind Question 2 of 50 2.0/ 2.0 Points What information is needed to determine the distance from the epicenter of an earthquake to a seismic receiving station?  A. The amplitude o...