Earthquake waves-S and P waves
Authored by Patti Lindstrom
Science
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
P and S waves are body waves caused by
oceans
mountains
the tides
Earthquakes
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
P and S waves are classified as
Body waves
surface waves
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
P waves are also called
pushing waves
pulling waves
primary waves
primordial waves
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
P waves travel (check the 2 that are correct)
longitudinally
up and down
through solids only
twice as fast as S waves
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
P waves are
perpendicular waves
compression waves
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
S waves
are slower than P waves
Faster than P waves
compression waves
faster waves
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
S waves (check the 3 that are correct))
are longitudinal
can't travel through liquids
travel at 60% the speed of P waves
arrive after the P waves.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
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