ConcepTest: S Wave Amplitude
This material was originally created for
Starting Point:Introductory Geology and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.
Question:
The city of Guildhall experienced two earthquakes within a 1-month interval. The first earthquake was magnitude 2; the second earthquake was magnitude 7. Examination of a seismogram recorded 100 km away showed that the amplitude of the S waves from the magnitude 2 earthquake was ______________ the amplitude of the S-waves from the magnitude 7 earthquake.
a. smaller thanb. larger than
c. the same as
Student Responses:
No data yet. The correct response is A.
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