Reading Passage Earthquakes Quiz
- 1.What are seismic waves?
- A.
The electromagnetic waves travel through space
- B.
The vibrations that travel through the earth as the Earth spins
- C.
The electromagnetic waves travel through space during an earthquake.
- D.
The vibration during earthquake, which travels through the ground
- 2.To which direction do seismic waves travel?
- A.
To the east
- B.
To all directions
- C.
To the underground
- D.
Towards the sky
- 3.At what location does the wave reaches the maximum energy?
- A.
At the surface above quake focus
- B.
At the quake focus
- C.
Kilometers away
- D.
Far underground
- 4.What kind of waves will the quake focus release?
- A.
Surface waves and standing waves
- B.
P waves and jumping waves
- C.
Secondary waves and S waves
- D.
P waves and S waves
- 5.What is the name of the that wave travels fastest?
- A.
Sleeping waves
- B.
P waves
- C.
S waves
- D.
Surface waves
- 6.What does primary waves travel through?
- A.
Gas
- B.
Gas and solids
- C.
Solids and liquids
- D.
All phases
- 7.What does primary waves do to the surface of the earth?
- A.
It compresses and expands the ground
- B.
It makes the ground go up and down
- C.
It cracks the ground
- D.
It does nothing
- 8.What does secondary waves travel through?
- A.
Solids
- B.
Solids and liquids
- C.
Gas and solids
- D.
All phases
- 9.How do secondary waves move the ground?
- A.
Shakes the ground horizontally
- B.
Makes the ground vibrate vertically
- C.
It shakes and vibrates the ground both horizontally and vertically
- D.
It isn't strong enough to move the ground
- 10.Of the above, how much was answered based on prior knowledge?
- A.
1-2 questions
- B.
3-4 questions
- C.
5-6 questions
- D.
More than 7 questions
- 11.How does the two waves produce severe effects on the ground?
- A.
By transforming into a much slower wave
- B.
By transforming into a much faster wave
- C.
By combining into a stronger wave
- D.
By interference
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