STUDENT EXPLORATION EARTHQUAKES 1
RECORDING STATION AND STUDENT
EXPLORATION 2026 EXAM SCRIPT TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED PASS
◉ Primary Waves (P). Answer: Waves that push and pull rocks in the
direction they are traveling. They travel through all materials and
temporarily change the volume of that material.
◉ Fastest, least. Answer: Primary waves are the ..... waves and have
the .... amount of damage.
◉ solids AND liquids. Answer: Primary waves can travel through ....
◉ Secondary Waves (S). Answer: Waves that shake rock up and
down. They temporarily change the shape of the material and do not
transmit through fluids.
◉ S. Answer: Secondary waves move in an .... shape.
◉ Slower. Answer: Secondary waves are ... than P waves
, ◉ Solids, NOT liquids. Answer: Secondary waves can travel through...
◉ Surface Waves. Answer: Waves that form when P and S waves
reach the surface; can cause ground to shake making rocks sway and
roll like an ocean wave.
◉ Up, down, side to side. Answer: What kind of movement are
surface waves?
◉ Slowest, most. Answer: Surface waves are the .... and .... damaging
seismic waves.
◉ Seismographs. Answer: Measures and records earthquake
magnitude based on the energy released in an earthquake.
◉ Seismogram. Answer: A tracing of earthquake motion that is
created by a seismograph.
◉ P arrival and S arrival. Answer: To find the Epicenter, you need to
look at the ....... time and ....... time.
◉ Lag time. Answer: Time difference between the P and S wave
arrival times.
RECORDING STATION AND STUDENT
EXPLORATION 2026 EXAM SCRIPT TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED PASS
◉ Primary Waves (P). Answer: Waves that push and pull rocks in the
direction they are traveling. They travel through all materials and
temporarily change the volume of that material.
◉ Fastest, least. Answer: Primary waves are the ..... waves and have
the .... amount of damage.
◉ solids AND liquids. Answer: Primary waves can travel through ....
◉ Secondary Waves (S). Answer: Waves that shake rock up and
down. They temporarily change the shape of the material and do not
transmit through fluids.
◉ S. Answer: Secondary waves move in an .... shape.
◉ Slower. Answer: Secondary waves are ... than P waves
, ◉ Solids, NOT liquids. Answer: Secondary waves can travel through...
◉ Surface Waves. Answer: Waves that form when P and S waves
reach the surface; can cause ground to shake making rocks sway and
roll like an ocean wave.
◉ Up, down, side to side. Answer: What kind of movement are
surface waves?
◉ Slowest, most. Answer: Surface waves are the .... and .... damaging
seismic waves.
◉ Seismographs. Answer: Measures and records earthquake
magnitude based on the energy released in an earthquake.
◉ Seismogram. Answer: A tracing of earthquake motion that is
created by a seismograph.
◉ P arrival and S arrival. Answer: To find the Epicenter, you need to
look at the ....... time and ....... time.
◉ Lag time. Answer: Time difference between the P and S wave
arrival times.
