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things that can cause seismic waves are earthquackes
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What causes the ground to move?
Release of energy causes the seismic wave which make the ground shake.
What makes a seismic wave happen?
A sudden release of energy, through an earthquake, or by man-made sources(Vibroseis, dynamite etc.) causes a seismic wave which travels through the medium.
What happens to the total energy in a seismic wave as the wave grows increasingly larger?
The seismic wave's energy gets smaller
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 is a seismic wave that travels through the earths interior?
body waves
What seismic wave causes the most damage?
Seismic 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.
Which seismic wave causes damage to da surface?
The surface wave.
What causes the ground to move?
Release of energy causes the seismic wave which make the ground shake.
Which seismic wave causes particles in the ground to move perpendicular to the wave's propagation?
S waves, or secondary waves, are transverse seismic waves, meaning that the particles being effected by the wave are moving perpendicular to the wave's propagation.
What are Seismic wave causes rock particles vibrate back and forth in the direction of the waves?
i believe it is the primary wave (p-wave)
What makes a seismic wave happen?
A sudden release of energy, through an earthquake, or by man-made sources(Vibroseis, dynamite etc.) causes a seismic wave which travels through the medium.
What seismic wave travels at the lowest rate but causes most destruction?
surface waves
When an earthquake strikes which type of seismic wave causes the most destruction?
Surface waves
What can locate a seismic wave?
A seismograph can locate a seismic wave.
Seismic wave that causes the ground to move in two directions?
secondary waves or otherwise known as s-waves
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.
