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After an earthquake which type of seismic waves reach seismometers last?
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∙ 11y ago
A surface wave is the last seismic wave to arrive after an earthquake.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 14y agoP-waves are normally the first to register on a seismograph.
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∙ 6y agoFirst is P-waves (P stands for primary).
Second is S-waves (S stands for secondary).
An S-wave is commonly known as an aftershock.
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∙ 11y agoThe L wave
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∙ 6y agoS Waves
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Which type of seismic waves will reach a nearby city first when an earthquake occurs?
Primary and secondary waves.
What kind of earthquake waves are their?
seismic
How is energy released during earthquakes travels in seismic waves?
Seismic waves are the forms of energy produced by an earthquake.
What earthquakes waves are the fastest?
P or Primary waves are the fastest earthquake or seismic waves.
What of an earthquake is based on the amplitude of seismic waves?
intensity
What seismic waves reach the seismometer first after an earthquake?
P waves
Explain why longitudinal and transverse waves are named the way they are?
Longitudinal waves that are produced by earthquake are called primary waves because they are detected by seismometers before the other types of seismic waves due to their higher velocity which means they travel from the epicentre of an earthquake to the seismic station more quickly than the other types of seismic waves.
What is different about the seismic waves?
The way seismic waves are different are that they're slower than the p waves who move a lot faster to reach the earthquake.
What term is used to indicate the region where no earthquake waves reach Earth's surface?
seismic zone
Which type of seismic waves will reach a nearby city first when an earthquake occurs?
Primary and secondary waves.
Is seismic waves and earthquake waves the same?
Seismic waves are any waves that travel through the Earth. As such all earthquake waves are seismic waves, however not all seismic waves are caused by earthquakes.
Does a seismograph record the size of a tidal wave or earthquake?
Seismometers or Seismographs are instruments that measure motions of the ground, including those of seismic waves generated by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other seismic sources.
Seismic waves end at an earthquake's center.?
Seismic waves end at an earthquake's center.
What instrument detects seismic waves?
A seismograph is one such instrument...there might be others.
How can you use 'seismic waves' in a sentence?
Seismic waves occur when there is an earthquake.
How do you locate where an earthquake starts?
There is a network of seismometers (earth-quake detectors) setup around the world. When an earthquake occurs it releases a set of powerful waves which travel through the Earth and are detected by the seismometers. By comparing the time taken to reach each seismometer the epicentre of the earthquake can be triangulated.
What are the waves of an earthquake?
seismic
