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How does an earthquake move is it like side to side or up and down?
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∙ 14y ago
there are p waves, s waves, and surface waves. hope this helps!
~{Kathryn}~
too add on to this p waves stand for primary waves, s waves stand for secondary waves and surface waves is just surfface waves. usually earthquakes start with a p wave then a s wave and the most violent but slowest is the surface wave hope this helps too
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoS-waves go up and down while P--waves go back and fourth.
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∙ 14y agoThe tectonic plates generally move side to side and forward or back. The collision of the plates forces them upward or downward the same as if two cars collided.
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∙ 14y agoSecondary waves
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∙ 12y agoP Waves
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What is the Idea that rocks on either side of the fault spring back to a position of a little or no strange at the moment of an earthquake causing vibration in the earths crust?
Rocks on the side of a spring will move if there is a earthquake. When a earthquake happens it shakes everything.
Is cooling air cause by particles moving together?
sweat drips down as the particle move in side your body like conduction
How did Haiti get an earthquake?
Because going through the middle of haiti is a fault line so he fault line causes earthquakes when the two plates on each side move.
Why ripple pond makes leaf bob up and down but the leaf hardly moves from side to side?
because the particle are controlled by the transverse wave which cause it to bob as it doesn't move side to side.
What does to move from side to side mean?
to step, move, or lean from one side (left or right) then to step, move, or lean to the other, sometimes repeatedly.
How earthquake is measured using sesimograph?
The shaking of the ground makes the pen move up or down, or side to side, depending on what kind of seismograph it is. The pen then draws a graph, and the more the pen shakes, the the stronger the earthquake.
To swim whales move their tails from side to side?
Whales' tails move up and down when they swim, just like peoples' legs.
What is the Idea that rocks on either side of the fault spring back to a position of a little or no strange at the moment of an earthquake causing vibration in the earths crust?
Rocks on the side of a spring will move if there is a earthquake. When a earthquake happens it shakes everything.
How do hammerhead shark move?
They move there tail side to side creating a forward thrust movement
To swim whales move their tales from side to side True or False?
false. Fish move their tails side to side to aid motion. However, whales were once land animals and their spines are built differently. To be able to move with that physical set up, their tails move up and down.
How do dolphins move their tails?
Up and down. I've also noticed that mammals, such as whales and dolphins, beat their tail up and down, while fish, like sharks, beat their tail side to side. Hope this helps!
How do dolphin moves?
by flipping their tail up and down and to navigate them also they use their front flippers and their dorsal fin moves them swiftly through the water. they also move their body like humans to go in the direction they need to. they move their tail up and down instead of side to side like fish.
What angles does an s wave move?
Secondary waves, or S waves move from side to side, or up and down.
Do tunas move their tails side to side when they swim?
Yes, Tuna - as all fish and sharks do - move their tails side to side when swimming. Whales and dolphins however, move their flukes up and down.
How do you move around the battlefield in Tales of Symphonia?
You move side to side. Up to jump (on manual, I think it jumps for you in semi-auto), and down does nothing for you. You can only move side to side (left and right)
Is cooling air cause by particles moving together?
sweat drips down as the particle move in side your body like conduction
Is horizontal up and down or side to side?
up and down * * * * * No. It is side to side - like the horizon.
