E2 Review Questions
  1. An instrument that detects earthquake waves is known as a:

    1. seismic wave
    2. transverse wave
    3. seismograph
    4. seismogram

  2. The graphical record of an earthquake is known as a:

    1. compression wave
    2. seismogram
    3. P wave
    4. seismograph

  3. Body waves consist of:

    1. P waves only
    2. S waves only
    3. P and S waves
    4. P, S, and surface waves

  4. Which way do rock particles in a P wave vibrate when compared to the overall direction of the wave?

    1. parallel
    2. diagonally
    3. perpendicular
    4. circular

  5. Which way do rock particles in an S wave vibrate when compared to the overall direction of the wave?

    1. parallel
    2. diagonally
    3. perpendicular
    4. circular

  6. The most destructive earthquake waves are:

    1. P waves
    2. surface waves
    3. S waves
    4. P and S waves

  7. The arrival order of earthquake waves at a seismometer, from quickest to slowest is:

    1. S, surface, P
    2. surface, P, S
    3. S, P, surface
    4. P, S, surface