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The outermost layer of our planet is the
travel faster than S-waves and can travel through the outer core
increase
crust
vibrate perpendicular to the the direction of travel (or side to side)
is about 5 to 60 kilometers
liquids
P-waves
the distance to the epicenter
What type of earthquake wave is usually received first at a recording station that is 2000 km from the epicenter?
travel faster than S-waves and can travel through the outer core
increase
crust
vibrate perpendicular to the the direction of travel (or side to side)
is about 5 to 60 kilometers
liquids
P-waves
the distance to the epicenter
Which of the following can be determined by knowing only the arrival time of both P-and S- waves at a single recording station?
travel faster than S-waves and can travel through the outer core
increase
crust
vibrate perpendicular to the the direction of travel (or side to side)
is about 5 to 60 kilometers
liquids
P-waves
the distance to the epicenter
S-waves
travel faster than S-waves and can travel through the outer core
increase
crust
vibrate perpendicular to the the direction of travel (or side to side)
is about 5 to 60 kilometers
liquids
P-waves
the distance to the epicenter
P-waves
travel faster than S-waves and can travel through the outer core
increase
crust
vibrate perpendicular to the the direction of travel (or side to side)
is about 5 to 60 kilometers
liquids
P-waves
the distance to the epicenter
The thickness of the Earth's crust
travel faster than S-waves and can travel through the outer core
increase
crust
vibrate perpendicular to the the direction of travel (or side to side)
is about 5 to 60 kilometers
liquids
P-waves
the distance to the epicenter
As the distance from an earthquake epicenter increases, the time between P-wave arrival and S-wave arrival will
travel faster than S-waves and can travel through the outer core
increase
crust
vibrate perpendicular to the the direction of travel (or side to side)
is about 5 to 60 kilometers
liquids
P-waves
the distance to the epicenter
S-waves cannot through
travel faster than S-waves and can travel through the outer core
increase
crust
vibrate perpendicular to the the direction of travel (or side to side)
is about 5 to 60 kilometers
liquids
P-waves
the distance to the epicenter
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