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What are huge waves call caused by earthquakes?
Huge earthquake-caused waves are called tsunami in Japanese.
What are source earthquake waves?
The source of earthquake waves is the epicenter of the earthquake.
Seismic waves end at an earthquake's center.?
Seismic waves end at an earthquake's center.
What are earthquake waves?
vibration that travels through earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.
What waves will arrive at a seismograph station first after an earthquake?
P waves arrive first at a seismograph station after an earthquake. The P waves are followed by S waves, and then surface waves.
What do you call the waves of energy formed by an earthquake?
Potential energy is transformed into seismic waves during an earthquake :)
What are huge waves call caused by earthquakes?
Huge earthquake-caused waves are called tsunami in Japanese.
What are source earthquake waves?
The source of earthquake waves is the epicenter of the earthquake.
What is the kind of earthquake released during an earthquake?
Earthquake waves are called seismic waves.
Which layer of the earth is the place where earthquake waves unexpectedly slow down?
Direct Answer: AsthenosphereExplained Answer: Earthquake waves normally go faster with increasing depth. However, below the lithosphere, the upper mantle contains a curious layer in which earthquake waves unexpectedly slow down. Geologists call this layer the asthenosphere.
How is a focus of an earthquake related to seismic waves?
the bigger the waves the bigger the earthquake
What are known as s waves?
S waves, or Secondary waves, are earthquake waves during an earthquake. They crash after P waves ( Primary waves) and are less stronger than surface waves
What do earthquake waves travel through?
earthquake waves travel through the earths crust.
What is the medium for earthquake waves.?
Earth is the medium for earthquake waves.
What are the waves from an earthquake know as?
seismic waves :)
Which earthquake waves are slowest?
surface waves
What are the slowest earthquake waves?
The surface waves are the slowest waves.
