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Waves are formed by any disturbance upon a fluid medium.
2. Surface ocean waves are formed by wind stress. If the wind is weak, capillary waves form. Their restoring force is capillarity (caused by the hydrogen bonds between water molecules). If the wind is stronger, gravity waves form. Their restoring force is gravity.
3. Tsunamis are formed as a result of undersea disturbances. These can be tectonic movements, like earthquakes, but they can also be caused by landslides, as in the one that occurred in Anchorage, Alaska. Tsunamis are barely noticable in the open ocean, but their wave steepness and wave speed increase tremendously as they approach shore.
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∙ 14y agoSurface waves are the slowest of the three waves. They cause the most damage because the kind of are thrown sideways and forward at the same time
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∙ 11y agoIt is a type of mechanical wave known as a seismic wave.
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∙ 11y agoSurface Wave is Vibration
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∙ 13y agoThey are seismic waves.
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∙ 13y agoThe surface of bodies of water.
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Waves that travel at the surface such as Raleigh and long waves?
surface waves, raleigh waves, and long waves.
What are the two types of seismic surface waves?
body waves and surface waves
When do P waves arrive at the surface in relation to S waves?
when the P waves arrive at the surface in relation to s waves and surface waves is called the promary waves.
Where do surface waves occur?
surface waves occur on the surface its visible to people and people can surface
Compared to P waves and S waves do surface waves move slower or faster?
Surface waves move slower. P waves are the fastest. Surface waves are the slowest. they are slowest but most destructive.
Waves that travel at the surface such as Raleigh and long waves?
surface waves, raleigh waves, and long waves.
What are the two types of seismic surface waves?
body waves and surface waves
What 2 waves are surface waves?
Love waves and Rayleigh waves are surface waves
Which are more destructive body waves or surface waves?
Surface waves.
When do P waves arrive at the surface in relation to S waves?
when the P waves arrive at the surface in relation to s waves and surface waves is called the promary waves.
When a raindrop hits the surface of a lake circular surface waves form What is true about these surface waves?
The surface waves cannot be classified as transverse or longitudinal waves.
Where do surface waves occur?
surface waves occur on the surface its visible to people and people can surface
What are the three seismic waves in order?
The three types of seismic waves are: P waves S waves Surface waves ( two surface waves. Riley surface wave and love surface wave named after scientists
What type of seismic waves that arrive at the surface first?
Those are the P-waves, which are the fastest and weakest.
Are surface waves the first to arrive at a seismic facilty?
p waves s waves surface waves so no
What does surface waves travel through?
surface waves can only travel along the surface.
Where do waves occurs?
surface waves occur on the surface its visible to people and people can surface
