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.
When a seismic wave is reflected, it will bounce off a boundary between different materials and change direction. This can cause the wave to be redirected back towards its source or continue traveling in a different direction.
The center of a seismic wave is called the focus or hypocenter. This is the point within the Earth where the seismic waves originate.
earthquake wave or shock wave
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.
A seismic wave.
No. A seismic wave can simply be though of as an "earthquake wave". Seismic waves originate in the tectonic plates of the Earth as they crash against each other, causing a vibration.
When a seismic wave is reflected, it will bounce off a boundary between different materials and change direction. This can cause the wave to be redirected back towards its source or continue traveling in a different direction.
A seismograph can locate a seismic wave.
Seismic wave
The fastest wave is the electromagnetic wave. Of the seismic waves, the P-wave is the fastest seismic wave.
You need a shotgun and shoot the wave and that's how you stop a seismic wave
A shear wave is a type of seismic wave.
a seismic wave
the sound wave
That would be a P-wave or Primary wave which is a longitudinal seismic wave.
It is possible to have a seismic wave without having an earthquake. Any wave moving through the ground is a seismic wave, and all earthquakes are seismic waves. But seismic waves can be created by volcanic action, landslides, meteor strikes or the like. Though all earthquakes are seismic waves, not all seismic waves are earthquakes.
A body wave is a seismic wave that travels through Earths interior.