GROUP ___________ Gr &Sec: __________ ACTIVITY ____: DATE:________

Exploration 1: Investigating Earthquake Waves

Guide Questions:
(Use the illustration above as a guide)
1. Where do seismic waves originate? ____________________
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2. Seismic waves are classified into body waves and surface waves, how are these waves different from each
other?
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3. Based from your answers in Q1 & 2, how do you define seismic waves?
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4. Which seismic wave will cause most damage on the earth’s ground___________________________
Body wave or surface wave? ____________________
Why do you say so? ___________________________________
4. Based from the illustration, explain how seismic wave propagates?
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Exploration 2: Comparison of Seismic Waves

The data below shows the arrival time of seismic wave in the seismic
station which is 500 km away from the focus. Analyze the data to determine the difference in the propagation of
seismic waves.

Guide Questions:
1. Using the data above, which seismic wave will be detected by the seismic station first?____________
Which will be detected last? _____________________________
2. What do these wave arrival-time tell on the speed of seismic waves?_________________________
3. Do you think the arrival time of seismic waves also varies from the distance of the seismic station to the focus of the
earthquake? Why?
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GUIDE QUESTIONS:
1. Which place is nearest to the epicenter? What is the measured magnitude of the
earthquake in that place?
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2. Which place is farthest from the epicenter? What is the measured magnitude of the
earthquake in that place?
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3. What happens to the magnitude of the earthquake as the wave move away from the
epicenter?
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4. In which place does the highest intensity scale was observed?

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5. In which place does the lowest intensity scale was observed?

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6. Can you see an increasing or decreasing trend in the intensity data?
Is the intensity affected by the distance from the epicenter? Explain.
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7. Based from the data above, what is the difference between magnitude and intensity of an
earthquake?
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