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What do you call the center of a seismic wave?

The center of a seismic wave is called the focus or hypocenter. This is the point within the Earth where the seismic waves originate.


What happens to the total energy in a seismic wave as the wave grows increasingly larger?

The total energy in a seismic wave remains constant as the wave grows larger. The energy is spread out over a larger area, resulting in lower energy concentration at any specific point.


What is the point where seismic waves originates?

Seismic wave is mostly referred to earthquake impact ,so the word epicentre can be applied to its origin or point of impact.


What seismic wave causes the most damage?

Seismic wave


What can locate a seismic wave?

A seismograph can locate a seismic wave.


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.


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 base of the wave?

The base of a wave is the lowest point of the wave where it meets the horizontal axis. It represents the starting point of the wave's oscillation.


Are shear waves and seismic waves the same?

A shear wave is a type of seismic wave.


Which type of a wave is a surface wave?

a seismic wave


Which earthquake wave is not a seismic wave?

the sound wave


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.