alleryStart learning →Reflection of earthquake waves makes them:
ASpeed up sharply
BTurn into heat
CVanish entirely
DRebound back
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Rebound back
1. Waves meeting a boundary behave in two ways.
2. Reflection causes waves to rebound.
3. Refraction makes them move in different directions.
_Source: syllabus Geography, Ch 3 'Interior of the Earth' (kegy203)_
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