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What is it called when a seismic wave bounces backword?
When a seismic wave bounces backward, it is referred to as reflection. This occurs when the wave encounters a boundary between different materials, causing part of the wave to return to the surface. This phenomenon is commonly used in seismic studies to analyze the Earth's subsurface structures.
What is the seismic wave that travels really fast?
The seismic wave that travels really fast is the primary or P-wave. P-waves are the fastest seismic waves and can travel through solids, liquids, and gases. They are the first waves recorded on seismographs during an earthquake.
What type of seismic wave arrives after an earthquake?
A seismic wave travels through the Earth's layers, after a volcano, explosion, or earthquake. Transverse, compressional, longitude, and shear waves are all types of seismic waves after earthquakes.
What is a p wave?
A P wave is a type of seismic wave generated by an earthquake that travels the fastest through the Earth's layers. It is the first wave to arrive at a seismograph station and is known as a compressional wave because it pushes and pulls the rock particles as it moves.
it is a kind of seismic wave that travels fast and increases its speed with depth?
The seismic wave you are referring to is a P-wave, or primary wave. P-waves are compressional waves that can travel through solids, liquids, and gases, and they are the fastest type of seismic wave, typically increasing in speed as they move deeper into the Earth due to higher pressure and density. Their ability to propagate through various materials makes them essential for understanding the Earth's internal structure and for seismic exploration.
What seismic wave causes the most damage?
Seismic wave
What can locate a seismic wave?
A seismograph can locate a seismic wave.
What type of wave is the fastest?
The fastest wave is the electromagnetic wave. Of the seismic waves, the P-wave is the fastest seismic wave.
How do you stop a seismic wave?
You need a shotgun and shoot the wave and that's how you stop a seismic wave
Are shear waves and seismic waves the same?
A shear wave is a type of seismic wave.
Which type of a wave is a surface wave?
a seismic wave
Which earthquake wave is not a seismic wave?
the sound wave
What is a seismic wave that causes particules of rock to vibrate in the same direction which the wave is moving?
That would be a P-wave or Primary wave which is a longitudinal seismic wave.
Can there be a seismic wave without having an earthquake?
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.
What is the seismic wave that travel's through the earths interior?
A body wave is a seismic wave that travels through Earths interior.
What is a seismic wave that travels through Earth Interior?
A body wave is a seismic wave that travels through Earths interior.
Is a seismic wave the same as a radio wave?
No. Seismic waves are mechanical. Radio waves are electromagnetic.
