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A barrier that breaks the force of incoming waves is called?
A barrier that breaks the force of incoming waves is called a breakwater. It is also called a sea wall. Some piers and wharves are also devices that break the force of incoming waves.BREAKWATER is the barrier that breaks the force of incoming waves.
What are the two types of waves?
The three types of seismic waves are:P waves, S waves, and Surface waves
Particles in a wave move in an elliptical or circular motion?
surface waves
What is the abbreviation for surface waves?
sur-wave
The illumination of a surface is the?
Illumination can also be called lighting.
Waves that travel at the surface such as Raleigh and long waves?
surface waves, raleigh waves, and long 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.
How do seismic waves affect us?
Seismic waves affect us because they are what causes the motion from an earthquake that destroy buildings and such. The three types of seismic waves are surface waves primary waves also called P-waves and secondary waves also called S-waves.
Why are earthquake waves called primary secondary and surface?
Primary and secondary refer to the order in which they come out, surface waves are called surface because they resonate close to the surface
Waves on the top of a pond or lake are called?
Surface waves
Are also known as L waves.?
Surface waves
If a disturbance sends ripples across water in a tub What do the ripples represent?
These waves are called surface waves. Since they transfer energy from one point to another, they are also called energy waves.
What is the first type of wave in an earthquake called?
P waves go first, and are fastest. (Primary Waves). S waves go second, and are next fastest. (Surface Waves). Surface waves go last, and although slowest are also most destructive.
Why are surface waves more destructive to buildings than p waves are so s waves are?
Although surface waves travel more slowly than S-waves, they can be much larger in amplitude and can be the most destructive type of seismic wave. There are two basic kinds of surface waves: Rayleigh waves, also called ground roll, travel as ripples similar to those on the surface of water.
What does the L in l-waves stand for?
l waves are the slowest our waves . They are also called "Long Waves" . They travel along the surface of the Earth . They are the ones that people notice the most .
What type of seismic waves that arrive at the surface first?
Those are the P-waves, which are the fastest and weakest.
The seismic waves that travel along Earth's surface and produce the most severe ground movements are called .?
Surface waves-Ava :)
