Scin 138 Lab 4:Earthquakes and Seismology

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Question 1 of 22 4.55/ 4.55 Points
Record your answer from Lab Exercise #1, Step 1, Question 1.What time in hours:minutes:seconds GMT did the P waves arrive? A. 01:48:00
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B. 01:49:00 C. 01:50:00 D. 01:51:00

Answer Key: B
Question 2 of 22 0.0/ 4.55 Points
Record your answer from Lab Exercise #1, Step 1, Question 2. What time in hours:minutes:seconds GMT did the S waves arrive? A. 01:51:30 B. 01:52:00 C. 01:53:10
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D. 01:54:20

Answer Key: C
Feedback: (C) is the correct answer. 01:53:10.
Question 3 of 22 0.0/ 4.55 Points
Record your answer from Lab Exercise #1, Step 1, Question 3. What is the time lag (S-P) in hours:minutes:seconds? A. 00:02:00 B. 00:03:20
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C. 00:03:30 D. 00:04:10

Answer Key: D
Feedback: (D) is the correct answer. The lag time is 4m 10s.
Question 4 of 22 0.0/ 4.55 Points
Record your answer from Lab Exercise #1, Step 1, Question 4. What is the distance in kilometers between the seismic station and the epicenter? A. 2400 km
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B. 2600 km C. 2800 km D. 3000 km

Answer Key: D
Feedback: (D) is the correct answer. The station is 3000 km from the epicenter of the earthquake.
Question 5 of 22 0.0/ 4.55 Points
Questions 5 through 11 are based on Lab Exercise #2: Locating the Epicenter of an Earthquake. Use the seismogram attached to the Week 3 Announcement, do NOT use Figure 4.11 on page 91.

Record your answer from Lab Exercise #2, Step 1. What is the time lag for the Seattle, Washington, seismic station? A. 45 seconds B. 50 seconds
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C. 55 seconds D. 60 seconds

Answer Key: D
Feedback: (D) is the correct answer. The time lag for Seattle is 60 seconds.
Question 6 of 22 0.0/ 4.55 Points
Record your answer from Lab Exercise #2, Step 2. What is the distance between the Seattle seismic