Infrared & seismic waves (Edexcel GCSE Physics Combined Science): Quizzes
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What is the frequency range of infrasound?
What is the frequency range of infrasound?
Below 20 Hz
Which animals use infrasound to communicate over long distances?
Which animals use infrasound to communicate over long distances?
Elephants and whales
Which natural events produce infrasound in their local areas?
Which natural events produce infrasound in their local areas?
Volcanoes, avalanches, and earthquakes
How can detecting infrasound help scientists with natural events?
How can detecting infrasound help scientists with natural events?
Monitor and sometimes predict eruptions
What type of wave are P-waves?
What type of wave are P-waves?
Longitudinal waves
Which materials can P-waves travel through?
Which materials can P-waves travel through?
Solids and liquids
What type of wave are S-waves?
What type of wave are S-waves?
Transverse waves
Which materials can S-waves travel through?
Which materials can S-waves travel through?
Only solids
Which type of seismic wave cannot travel through the Earth's core?
Which type of seismic wave cannot travel through the Earth's core?
S-waves
What instrument detects seismic waves across the Earth's surface?
What instrument detects seismic waves across the Earth's surface?
Seismometers
What does the behaviour of P-waves and S-waves tell us about the Earth's outer core?
What does the behaviour of P-waves and S-waves tell us about the Earth's outer core?
It is liquid
What happens to seismic waves at boundaries between materials with different densities?
What happens to seismic waves at boundaries between materials with different densities?
Some are absorbed, others are refracted