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Why do earthquakes occur along the San Andreas fualt?
The San Andreas fault line is a crack where two tectonic plates, (or areas of earth that move around), are sliding past each other, and that is called a transform boundary. When parts of rock get stuck, and lets say 10 years pass and something cracks under pressure, all of the stress that was building up in those 10 years will be released all at one time, and it will move to the spot it would be very quickly, and the waves will go out from the focus,( or area where the earthquake was caused,) and those are called seismic waves. Seismic waves are waves that are from the focus, and they are like when you throw a rock into a pond, and the waves go out, rippling across the pond. Those waves are what we feel when they get to us. and there are 3 types of seismic waves. 1. P waves.- the fastest waves, and they do not go on the surface, but they do jolt the ground in an accordion fashion. 2. S waves.- the second fastest waves, and they do not go on the surface, but they do jolt the ground in a side to side fashion. 3. Surface waves.- the slowest waves, and they do go on the surface which makes them the most destructive and violent, and they go in a rolling fashion.
What is a group of Armadillo called?
A pack of Armadillos. ARMADILLOS ROCK! A pack of Armadillos. ARMADILLOS ROCK! I have to agree with the "armadillos rock" but armadillos have no "group name" they're just called "a bunch" or a "pack" ARMADILLOS ARE THE BEST YOUR RIGHT I LOVE ARMADILLOS. And armadillos live in packs.
What is an animal footprint in solid rock called?
Mold
What is dead plants or animals that have turned into rock?
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of plants and animals that lived in the past. Through a process called petrification, minerals replace the organic material in the remains, turning them into rock-like structures over time.
What is a naturally formed solid composed of one or more minerals?
This naturally occurring solid mixture is called a compound.
Sciesmic waves that shear rock side to side are called?
smd
What kind of waves cause particles in rock to move back and forth?
Seismic waves, specifically shear waves or S-waves, cause particles in rock to move back and forth during an earthquake. These waves propagate by producing a side-to-side motion that leads to the shaking and fracturing of rocks.
How can you use 'seismic waves' in a sentence?
Seismic waves occur when there is an earthquake.
What are waves that go out from an earthquakes epicenter called They rock from side to side quickly?
The waves that radiate out from an earthquake's epicenter and move side to side are called secondary waves, or S-waves. These waves are a type of seismic wave that travels through the Earth and are known for their shear motion, which causes the ground to shake laterally. S-waves can only travel through solid materials and are slower than primary waves (P-waves), which are compressional.
What are seismic waves that moves rock particles at right angels to the direction of the wave?
P or Primary waves are longitudinal waves that move rock particles back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels.
Which seismic waves compress and expand rock in the direction the waves travel?
P Waves
What Seismic waves that cause particles of rock to move in a side to side direction?
Seismic waves that cause particles of rock to move in a side-to-side direction are known as S-waves or secondary waves. These waves are a type of shear wave that travel through the Earth during an earthquake, moving perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation. S-waves can only travel through solid materials, which distinguishes them from P-waves (primary waves) that can move through both solids and liquids. Their side-to-side motion is responsible for much of the shaking felt during seismic events.
The fastest waves from an earthquake also called push waves are what?
The fastest waves from an earthquake, also known as push waves, are called primary waves or P-waves. These seismic waves are the first to arrive at a seismograph station and they travel through solid rock and fluid at high speeds by compressing and expanding the material they pass through.
What is the medium for the seismic waves?
Rock, fluids, and metals in the Earth.
What kind of waves stretch and compress rocks?
Seismic waves, such as compressional (P-waves) and shear (S-waves), can deform rocks by alternately compressing and stretching them as they pass through the Earth's crust during an earthquake. This can lead to the fracturing and displacement of rock layers.
Which travels faster P waves or S waves?
p waves because they move rock back and forth which squeezes and strecthes the rock as they travel through the rock. s waves shear rock side to side as they travel through the rock
What are waves of energy released by movements of rock under the earth's surface?
These are known as seismic waves.
