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Seismic Waves Week 3
Seismic Waves Week 3
SEISMIC
WAVES
Lesson Objective:
1. Identify the layers of the Earth
and their characteristics in
relation to seismic waves;
2. Describe the behavior of
seismic waves;
3. Compare and contrast P wave
and S wave in terms of their
speed and behavior;
4. Explain how seismic waves are
used to describe the interior of
the Earth.
TYPES OF SEISMIC WAVES
BODY WAVES SURFACE WAVES
Travel through the inner layers Only travel through Earth’s
of the Earth. surface
Fastest Transverse
- Move the materials they
Longitudinal encounter UP and Down.
- Push and pull materials
they encounter
Travels in
Travels in
TYPES OF SURFACE WAVES
LOVE WAVES RAYLEIGH WAVES
Fastest Slowest
REFLECTED
TRASMITTED
REFRACTED
ABOUT SEISMIC
WAVES
4. Some waves travel
only through solids,
while others travel
through both solids and
liquids.
ABOUT SEISMIC
WAVES
THINGS TO DO BEFORE, DURING
AND AFTER EARTHQUAKE?
CRUST MANTLE CORE
OUTERMOST LAYER OF THE EARTH THICKEST LAYER OF THE EARTH INNERMOST LAYER OF THE EARTH
ROCKY LAYER OF THE EARTH MADE OF SOLID AND MOLTEN ROCKS HAS INNER AND OUTER PARTS
THINNEST LAYER OF THE EARTH LAYER BETWEEN CRUST AND CORE HOTTEST LAYER OF THE EARTH
1. Which seismic wave can travel only on
the surface of the Earth?
D. SECONDARY
A. BODY WAVES
WAVES
2. Which seismic wave can travel only to the
mantle but not on the outer core?
D. SECONDARY
A. BODY WAVES
WAVES
3. Which seismic wave cannot pass through
the innermost layer of the Earth?
D. SECONDARY
A. BODY WAVES
WAVES
4. Which type of wave can penetrate the
outer core and the inner core?
A. PRIMARY WAVES
B. SECONDARY WAVES
5. What happens to S waves as they travel
the interior of the Earth?
A. BODY WAVES
B. SURFACE WAVES
10. Which of the following is the correct
order for the layers of the Earth from the
outermost to the innermost?