EARTH’s INTERIOR

SEISMIC WAVES
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01 | EARTHQUAKE 02 | FOCUS 03 | EPICENTER

Sudden shaking of the Earth’s The point below the earth’s surface The point on the earth’s surface
surface where the earthquake begins directly above the focus

04 | TECTONIC PLATE 05 | FAULT 06 | CRUST

Crack in the earth’s surface Outer layer of the earth where
Large section of the earth’s crust
earthquakes occur
 What is formed on the How are earthquake/seismic
surface of the water as the waves similar to the wave
water droplets fall from the forms on the surface of the
faucet? water?

ENGAGE
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AMAZING WAVES

EXPLORE
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EXPLAIN
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1. What do call the vibration of earth’s crust that
produces seismic waves?

WAVES EARTHQUAKE

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2. What are the two types of seismic waves?

Body waves (P & S waves)

Compressional Waves
and Surface waves
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3. Which seismic wave can travel through earth’s

interior?

Body waves Surface waves

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4. Which seismic wave only travel on the earth

surface?

Body wave Surface waves

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5. Which seismic wave refracts and cannot penetrate

the core?

P-wave S-waves
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6. Which seismic wave can penetrate the core?

P-waves S-wave
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7. Which is faster?

P-waves S-waves
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8. What happens to S and P waves as they outer and

inner core?

Reflect/rebound Refract/Bends
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9. The machine that measures the strength of an

earthquake

Seismographs Siesmographs
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10 The epicenter of the earthquake is directly below the

focus.

TRUE FALSE
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11. S-waves do not travel through Earth’s mantle

TRUE FALSE
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12. Surface waves are the first to arrive at a seismic

station.

TRUE FALSE
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13. Seismic waves change speed and direction when

they encounter different materials.

TRUE FALSE
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14. P-waves travel through Earth's mantle.

TRUE FALSE
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15. On seismograms, seismic waves recorded from more distant

facilities are closer together than those recorded from facilities
close to the epicenter.

TRUE FALSE
 Make a timeline that summarizes the discovery of
different scientists in the scientists in the development
of seismic wave properties

The output of the students will be graded using the rubric.

Content Accuracy = 25 pts.

Organization = 25 pts.
Graphics/Pictures = 25 pts.
Completeness = 25 pts

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