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A seismic wave is a mechanical wave. It is mechanical energy. Seismic waves occur in the crust of the earth during an earthquake. The basic seismic waves are S-waves, P-waves, and L-waves, and they are discussed in related questions.
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What kind of a wave is caused by an seismic activity?
It is called a tsunami.
What seismic wave is secondary?
The S-wave is the secondary seismic wave.
What can locate a seismic wave?
A seismograph can locate a seismic wave.
What does the speed of a seismic wave depend on?
The speed of a seismic wave depends on the kind of material the wave travels through. +++ In greater detail, the density of the medium: the more dense the rock the higher the speed.
What type of wave is the fastest?
The fastest wave is the electromagnetic wave. Of the seismic waves, the P-wave is the fastest seismic wave.
Which seismic wave is the fastest?
P waves are the fastest seismic wave.
What seismic wave travels the fastest?
The seismic wave that travels the fastest is known as the P-wave.
How do you stop a seismic wave?
You need a shotgun and shoot the wave and that's how you stop a seismic wave
What is the difference between a tsunami and a seismic sea wave?
seismic sea wave means that the wave is caused by seismic activity and tsunamis can also be cause by meteorite impact...which is not a seismic event
What is seismic wave?
Seismic Wave : Waves of energy that travel through the earth
What is the last seismic wave to arrive after an earthquake?
A surface wave is the last seismic wave to arrive after an earthquake.
What type of seismic wave causes the most damage?
The most dangerous seismic wave is the primary wave.
How are earthquakes located?
I'm pretty sure that an earthquake gives off a seismic wave and that seismic wave is then written on a seismograph that tells how strong it was and what kind of wave it was. with that knowledge a scientist can estimate how far away the earthquake was when it started and where it was
Which type of seismic wave is the first to arrive at a seismic station?
P-Waves are the fastest seismic wave and as such are the first to arrive at a given seismic station.
Are shear waves and seismic waves the same?
A shear wave is a type of seismic wave.
Can there be a seismic wave without having an earthquake?
It is possible to have a seismic wave without having an earthquake. Any wave moving through the ground is a seismic wave, and all earthquakes are seismic waves. But seismic waves can be created by volcanic action, landslides, meteor strikes or the like. Though all earthquakes are seismic waves, not all seismic waves are earthquakes.
What is the kind of wave released during an earthquake?
Earthquake waves are called seismic waves.
What is a seismic wave that causes particules of rock to vibrate in the same direction which the wave is moving?
That would be a P-wave or Primary wave which is a longitudinal seismic wave.
What is a seismic wave that travels through the earths interior?
A body wave is a seismic wave that travels through Earths interior.
Is a seismic wave the same as a radio wave?
No. Seismic waves are mechanical. Radio waves are electromagnetic.
Will a seismic wave go faster through a liquid or a solid?
Solid, because that kind of wave goes fastest through solids
What is the fastest seismic wave that moves back and forth?
The fastest seismic wave that also moves back and forth is the P-wave.
What does seismic mean?
(not seismic, seismic wave)Seismic waves are waves of energy that travel through the earth.
What is the difference between tsunami and seismic wave?
A tsunami wave is a wave of energy that travels through water, while a seismic wave is a wave of energy that travels through earth.
What seismic waves travel most rapidly?
The seismic wave that travels the fastest is known as the P-wave.
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