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What type of seismic wave causes rock to move at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels?
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∙ 12y ago
this wave is called a tsunami and can destroy a whole city/town.
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Which seismic wave causes damage to da surface?
The surface wave.
Which wave causes the medium to vibrate only in a direction parallel to the wave's motion?
Longitudinal wave
What causes the restoring force in a pendulum?
Gravity, At any instant time the restoring force is the component of gravity acting parallel to the direction of the motion.
What causes the refraction of a wave when it travels from one material to another?
Each material has a different density so the inherent speed that light will travel through it will change as well. Just like you have a harder time walking in water because its denser than air, the speed of light changes when going from air to water as well.
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What seismic wave travels at the lowest rate but causes most destruction?
surface 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 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 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 seismic wave causes the most damage?
Seismic wave
What causes particles in matter to move back and forth at right angles to the directtion in which the wave travels?
Transverse wave, i believe
What causes a seismic wave?
things that can cause seismic waves are earthquackes
What causes is seismic waves?
i really don't know
What causes the ground to move?
Release of energy causes the seismic wave which make the ground shake.
What type of waves move through earth by causing particles of rocks to move at right angles to the direction of the waves?
A secondary wave causes rocks to vibrate at 90 degrees. This earthquake wave can travel through solids but not through liquids, and causes rock particles to vibrate at right angles to the direction of wave travel.
Which seismic wave causes damage to da surface?
The surface wave.
What plate boundary causes seismic waves?
Destructive plate boundary.
