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This is because the ground actually moves in an up and down fashion; up to a metre or so by observation!; and this rolling effect damages rigid frangible buildings.

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Do seismic waves travel along earths surface?

Yes, Surface waves, a type of seismic wave, travels along the surface, or appears to, as it loses energy exponentially as it goes away from the surface.


What do we call earthquake waves?

Earthquake waves are called seismic waves. There are two main types of seismic waves: body waves, which travel through the Earth's interior, and surface waves, which travel along the Earth's surface. These waves are responsible for the shaking and damage caused by earthquakes.


Which seismic waves cause the least damage?

Surface waves generally cause the most damage during an earthquake as they travel along the Earth's surface and can produce strong shaking. In contrast, P-waves (primary waves) cause the least damage as they are the fastest seismic waves and are typically not as destructive as the slower-moving surface waves.


Do Secondary waves travel through the earths surface?

No, secondary waves (S-waves) cannot travel through the Earth's surface. They are a type of seismic wave that move through the Earth's interior and cannot propagate in liquids or gases, making them unable to travel through the surface.


What type of waves do earthquakes create?

Earthquakes create seismic waves, which are vibrations that travel through the Earth. There are two main types of seismic waves: body waves, which travel through the interior of the Earth, and surface waves, which travel along the Earth's surface. These waves are responsible for the shaking and damage associated with earthquakes.

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What kind of waves can travel through earth and along earths surface?

Seismic waves are the types of waves that can travel through the Earth and along its surface. There are two main types of seismic waves: body waves (such as primary and secondary waves) that travel through the Earth's interior, and surface waves (such as Love and Rayleigh waves) that travel along the Earth's surface.


Seismic shaking is a msasure of?

Seismic waves are the vibrations from earthquakes that travel through the earths surface and is measured bye the shaking you feel.


Do seismic waves travel along earths surface?

Yes, Surface waves, a type of seismic wave, travels along the surface, or appears to, as it loses energy exponentially as it goes away from the surface.


What is the seismic wave that travel's through the earths interior?

A body wave is a seismic wave that travels through Earths interior.


Surface Waves?

waves that travels only on the surface


What are the seismic waves that travel along earths surface and produce the most severe ground movements?

What does a seismograph use to record the drums vibrations


What do we call earthquake waves?

Earthquake waves are called seismic waves. There are two main types of seismic waves: body waves, which travel through the Earth's interior, and surface waves, which travel along the Earth's surface. These waves are responsible for the shaking and damage caused by earthquakes.


Which seismic waves cause the least damage?

Surface waves generally cause the most damage during an earthquake as they travel along the Earth's surface and can produce strong shaking. In contrast, P-waves (primary waves) cause the least damage as they are the fastest seismic waves and are typically not as destructive as the slower-moving surface waves.


What are seismic waves that reach the earths surface and travel outward?

the one with the most damege is the surface wave because they are on the surface of earth. but p-waves are the second and s-waves are the third


Do Secondary waves travel through the earths surface?

No, secondary waves (S-waves) cannot travel through the Earth's surface. They are a type of seismic wave that move through the Earth's interior and cannot propagate in liquids or gases, making them unable to travel through the surface.


The seismic waves that travel through Earths interior are waves?

body waves


The seismic waves that travel through Earths interior are waves.?

body waves