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What is a seismic wave that travels along the earth's surface?
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∙ 13y ago
There are two types of wave that travel along Earth's surface and they are known broadly as surface waves. These are:
- Love waves
- Rayleigh waves
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 7y agosecondary or s wave
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What are the seismic waves that travel along earths surface and produce the most severe ground movements?
What does a seismograph use to record the drums vibrations
The seismic waves that travel along Earth's surface and produce the most severe ground movements are called .?
Surface waves-Ava :)
Water that flows downhill along Earths surface is called?
Runoff is the water flowing downhill across the surface of the Earth.
Seismic waves are generated by movement along?
Seismic waves are generated by movement along faults. See the related question for more information.
Areas along a fault where relativity few earthquakes have occured?
A seismic gap
Do seismic waves travel along earths surface?
Yes, Surface waves, a type of seismic wave, travels along the surface, or appears to, as it loses energy exponentially as it goes away from the surface.
Surface Waves?
waves that travels only on the surface
What kind of waves can travel through earth and along earths surface?
The wave that can travel through earth and along earths surface is a SEISMIC wave.
Example of surface wave?
In geology, a seismic wave that travels along the surface of a medium and that has a stronger effect near the surface of the medium than it has in the interior.
What are the seismic waves that travel along earths surface and produce the most severe ground movements?
What does a seismograph use to record the drums vibrations
How do surface waves differ form body waves?
Body waves: seismic waves that travel through the body of a medium Surface waves: seismic waves that travel along the surface of a medium and have a strong effect near the surface of the medium than it has in the interior
Why do seismic waves that travel along earths surface cause more damage than other seismic waves?
This is because the ground actually moves in an up and down fashion; up to a metre or so by observation!; and this rolling effect damages rigid frangible buildings.
What travels along a surface separating two media?
a surface wave
What do you call seismic waves that are transmitted along the outside of the earth?
surface waves
What travels along the outside of the earth?
surface waves
Movement along the earths surface caused by an earthquake?
Collide
What are the two categories of seismic?
The two main categories of seismic waves are body waves and surface waves. Body waves can travel through the earth's inner layers, but surface waves can only move along the surface of the Earth.
