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Movement of the faults produces what kind of energy wave?
seismic waves
What movements of the faults produces which kind of energy waves?
seismic waves
What Movement of the faults produces which kind of energy waves?
The movement of faults produces seismic waves. When an earthquake occurs, it generates three types of seismic waves: P-waves (Primary waves), S-waves (Secondary waves), and surface waves. P-waves are the fastest and can travel through solids, liquids, and gases. S-waves are slower and move only through solids. Surface waves cause the most damage and travel along the Earth's surface.
Seismic waves are generated by movement along?
Seismic waves are generated by movement along faults, which are fractures in the Earth's crust where rocks on either side have moved relative to each other. This movement can occur due to tectonic plate interactions or volcanic activity, and it releases energy that propagates through the Earth as seismic waves.
Is a seismic wave caused by energy released as the result of rock movement along a fault?
Yes, a seismic wave is caused by the energy released when rocks along a fault move and break. This movement generates waves that travel through the Earth, causing vibrations that we feel as an earthquake.
Why not all movement along faults produce earthquakes?
Faults DO NOT produce earthquakes, faults are produced by earthquakes. This means that earthquake loci are centered on and along faults. The energy released by an earthquake is the strain energy built up as a result of plate tectonic forces. Some faults move easily and thus no strain energy builds up.
What happens wherever plate movement stores energy in the rock along faults?
When plate movement stores energy in the rock along faults, stress and strain build up within the rock mass. Eventually, this stored energy is released in the form of an earthquake when the rocks along the fault slip past each other, causing seismic waves to propagate through the Earth.
Movement of energy through substances in longitudinal waves is what?
It is sound waves
What factors do geologists take into account when determining earthquake risk?
The movement of seismic waves along faults and friction.
What energy produces ocean waves come from?
It is the winds, often far out into the oceans, that create waves.
Energy caused by the movement of light waves?
The energy is the energy of energy. Hoped that helped.
This energy is released by fault movement forms this?
The energy released by fault movement forms seismic waves.
