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Chapter 19, Problem 3P
Look at Figure 19-3. The lag time is the difference between when the P waves arrived and when the S waves arrived. Using the earthquake data shown in the figure, what is the lag time? Form a general conclusion about the relationship between lag times and locations of earthquakes.
Figure 19-3 A seismograph in northern Canada made this record of seismic waves from an earth-quake in Mexico. The first vibrations, P waves, arrived 11 minutes after the quake, but the slower S waves took 20 minutes to make the journey.
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An earthquake occurs 7,375 km from a seismograph.
The P-waves arrive 12.2 minutes later. How fast is the
P-wave traveling (in km/s)?
If the lag time between P- and S-waves is 10.6 minutes,
how fast are the S-waves traveling (in km/s)?
Using the shadow of S-waves you determine that the
radius of the core is 55% of the Earth's 6,378-km radius.
How many kilometers from the surface is this (in km)?
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The ship left port at 0630 hr on 14 September and covered a distance of 1608 km to the first drill location (Site 1) where you are going retrieve a drill core of seafloor sediments. The ship arrived at the first drill site at 1800 hr on 16 September.
Calculate the rate of travel (i.e., speed) of the ship during its transit to the first drill site.
Use a logarithmic model to solve.
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The intensity of the earlier earthquake in Los Angeles was about times the intensity of the later earthquake.
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