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Why does an area that is far from the epicenter of an earthquake generally has a lower intensity than an area closer to the epicenter?
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The farther you go from the epicenter, the seismic waves become weaker.
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Why do areas far away from the epicenter sometimes experience greater damage during an earthquake than areas closer to the epicenter?
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How does an area's distance from the epicenter effect the amount of damage an earthquake will do?
The proximity of the epicentre to populated or urban areas will effect the damage caused as the closer the earthquake's epicentre, the more energy will be retained by the earthquake waves and so the greater their capacity to cause damage.
What happens to the distance between P waves and S waves as you travel farther away from the epicenter?
It is because the epicenter decreases their strenght as it is closer to it
Is it true or false that the closer an earthquake the greater the time between the arrival of P waves and the arrival of S waves?
true
The upward movement of air in the atmosphere generally causes the temperature of that air to?
Decrease and become closer to the dewpoint. :-)
An area that is far from the epicenter of an earthquake generally had a lower intensity than an area closer to the epicenter?
This is true; a seismic wave weakens the farther it travels, and thus has lower intensity.
Why is the lower intensity than an area closer to the epicenter?
Because the force of the earthquake is strong.
Why do areas far away from the epicenter sometimes experience greater damage during an earthquake than areas closer to the epicenter?
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How does an area's distance from the epicenter effect the amount of damage an earthquake will do?
The proximity of the epicentre to populated or urban areas will effect the damage caused as the closer the earthquake's epicentre, the more energy will be retained by the earthquake waves and so the greater their capacity to cause damage.
Where would damage be greater - closer to the epicenter or farther away?
No because the epicenter is right on top of the center of the quake.
Why does the time between the arrival of the P wave and the S wave become greater and greater as you get farther away from the epicenter?
It is because the epicenter decreases their strenght as it is closer to it
Where is the epicenter of an earthquake if the arrival time difference between P and S waves is zero?
Your standing on it! P-waves travel faster than S-waves through the Earth. As such the further away a seismometer station is from the epicentre of an Earthquake, the larger the difference between arrival times will be. By the same logic this means that the closer you get to the epicentre, the smaller the difference in arrival time will be until your at the epicentre when the difference will be zero!
What happens to the distance between P waves and S waves as you travel farther away from the epicenter?
It is because the epicenter decreases their strenght as it is closer to it
Is it true seismic waves of an earthquake are greater closer to the surface of the crust near a city?
No, the location of a city is unknown by and irrelevant to the earthquake.
How light intensity affects the rate of photosynthesis?
by the bubbles that are produces the closer the faster the bubles move
How far from the epicentre were the effects of japan's earthquake felt?
The USGS reported that the quake shifted portions of northeastern Japan by as much as 2.4 m (7.9 ft) closer to North America and made portions of Japan's landmass wider than before. This was a result of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake on March 11, 2011.
Are highland regions in Florida generally located closer to or farther away from ocean waters?
Closer
