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Activity 1.Fill up the table with the needed data
Characteristics

Seismic Speed Medium Direction of

wave travelled propagation
P- wave

S- wave

GUIDE QUESTIONS:
1. Which is faster P or S- wave?
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2. Where do seismic waves travel slowest?
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Fastest? ________________________________
3. Based from your answers on the table, differentiate P wave from S wave using Venn diagram

Activity 2
1.) Which type of wave can penetrate the mantle?

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 2.) Which type of wave can penetrate the outer core?
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3.) Which type of wave can penetrate the inner core?
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4.) What happens to the P and S waves as they travel inside the Earth?
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5.) How did seismologists use the characteristics of P and S- wave in studying the interior of the Earth?
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