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Which of the following statements is true about P waves
three
distance to the epicenter of an earthquake
P waves
P waves
days or years before the major earthquaake
They travel faster than S waves
faster than S waves
surface waves
Overall, which seismic waves are the most destructive
three
distance to the epicenter of an earthquake
P waves
P waves
days or years before the major earthquaake
They travel faster than S waves
faster than S waves
surface waves
Which seismic waves travel most rapidly
three
distance to the epicenter of an earthquake
P waves
P waves
days or years before the major earthquaake
They travel faster than S waves
faster than S waves
surface waves
Which seismic waves compress and expand rocks in the direction the waves travel
three
distance to the epicenter of an earthquake
P waves
P waves
days or years before the major earthquaake
They travel faster than S waves
faster than S waves
surface waves
A travel time graph can be used to find the
three
distance to the epicenter of an earthquake
P waves
P waves
days or years before the major earthquaake
They travel faster than S waves
faster than S waves
surface waves
What is the minimum number of seismic station that is needed to determine the location of an earthquake's epicenter
three
distance to the epicenter of an earthquake
P waves
P waves
days or years before the major earthquaake
They travel faster than S waves
faster than S waves
surface waves
Small shocks that preceede a major earthquake occur
three
distance to the epicenter of an earthquake
P waves
P waves
days or years before the major earthquaake
They travel faster than S waves
faster than S waves
surface waves
A seismogram shows that P waves travel
three
distance to the epicenter of an earthquake
P waves
P waves
days or years before the major earthquaake
They travel faster than S waves
faster than S waves
surface waves
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