Seismic Waves
Potpourri
Tectonics
Things hip people should know
100
This wave cannot travel through the outer core
What is a S-wave?
100
As you move AWAY from a mid-ocean ridge, the age of the rock _____________
increases (rock gets older)
100
This type of crust, oceanic or continental, is less dense and thicker.
What is continental?
100
This TV personality hosts the shows "Hell's Kitchen" & "Kitchen Nightmares"
who is Gordon Ramsey?
200
An earthquake originated at 10:00 pm.
Station A received a P-wave at 10:05 pm.
Station B received a P-wave at 10:06 pm.
Which station is closest to the epicenter?
What is station A?
200
Which events are most closely associated with mountain building and volcanoes?
A) tornadoes
B) earthquakes
C) sandstorms
D) hurricanes
B) earthquakes
200
Are earthquakes and volcanoes primarily found in the middle or edges of tectonic plates?
What is edges of tectonic plates
200
This famous artist is married to Beyonce
Who is Jay-Z?
300
Location D is about 3,600 kilometers from the epicenter.
What was the S-wave travel time to location D?
11 minutes 40 seconds
300
What are any 3 of the 4 pieces of evidence for CONTINENTAL DRIFT?
1. Apparent fit
2. Rock & mountain correlation
3. Fossil correlation
4. Ancient climates
300
Subduction is associated with what type of plate boundary?
Convergent
300
The three original American Idol judges were Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and who?
Who is Simon Cowell?
400
An earthquake occurs at 10:00 pm.
Seismogram Station "A" is 4,000 km away.
What time would the P-waves arrive at Station "A"?
10:07 pm
400
Which is the best evidence that the Earth's crust has been uplifted?
A) marine fossils found at high elevations above sea level
B) younger fossils above older fossils in layers of rock
C) shallow-water fossils found at great ocean depths
D) marine fossils found in horizontal sedimentary layers
A) marine fossils found at high elevations above sea level
400
At the Nazca Plate & South America Plate boundary, which plate is the overriding plate?
What is South America Plate?
400
This is the longest running TV show that is still currently running.
What is The Simpsons?
500
Seismic Station "B" is 2,000 km away from an earthquake epicenter and receives P-waves at 8:34:00 pm.
What was the time of the earthquakes origin?
8:30:00 pm
500
Which direction is the Pacific Plate moving?
North West
500
Illustrate the convection currents at a CONVERGENT boundary
Inwards and down (falling convection)
500
This series was created by Steve Hillenburg, a former marine biologist and science teacher who went to art school to study cartooning, and once worked as a fry cook at a seafood restaurant.
What is SpongeBob Squarepants?