ConcepTest: Seismic Waves #2

ConcepTest questions by David McConnell , David Steer , Walter Borowski, Jeffrey Dick, Annabelle Foos, Jeffrey Knott, Alvin Konigsberg, Michelle Malone, Heidi McGrew, Kathie Owens, and Stephen Van Horn
This material was originally created for Starting Point:Introductory Geology
and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.

Question:

Examine the diagram below that shows a cut-away view of a section of Earth's crust containing a fault. Answer the question below assuming that an earthquake originated at the focus shown on the fault surface.


Cut-Away Crust with Fault

Which locations would experience P and S waves?

a) A & B only
b) C & D only
c) E only
d) A, B, C, D, & E

Student Responses:

No data yet. The correct response is A.

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