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What are seismic waves and what information information do they give about earthquakes?

Earthquakes are when the seismic plates on the earths crust move after pressure from on another is exceeded, seismic waves are produced after an earthquake, and can turn into a tsunami.


How do seismic waves move through earth?

How do scientists use seismic waves to study the Earth


What are the waves that move through the Earth's crust called?

Seismic waves.


What seismic waves move the fastest?

Primary (P) waves move the fastest among seismic waves. They are compressional waves that travel through the Earth's interior, and can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.


S waves are longitudinal seismic waves?

This statement is incorrect. S waves are actually transverse seismic waves, meaning they move particles perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation. Longitudinal seismic waves are known as P waves.


What is different about the seismic waves?

The way seismic waves are different are that they're slower than the p waves who move a lot faster to reach the earthquake.


What type of seismic waves that arrive at the surface first and move by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordion?

Primary waves (P-waves) are the seismic waves that arrive at the surface first and move by compressing and expanding the ground, similar to an accordion. They are the fastest seismic waves and can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.


What are the vibrations that move through the ground carrying the energy released during an earthquake called?

Seismic waves


What characteristic of seismic waves tell you this?

Seismic waves are the waves that rapidly move through the earth's crust causing a shift in techtonic plates. These waves tell us how strong an earthquake was.


What seismic wave moves in a push-pull motion?

P-waves, or Primary waves, are seismic waves that move in a push-pull motion. They are the fastest seismic waves and can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.


The type of seismic waves that arrive at the surface first and move by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordion are called?

The type of seismic waves that arrive at the surface first and move by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordion are called primary (P-waves) or compressional waves. They are the fastest seismic waves and can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.


What type of seismic waves that arrived at the surface first and move by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordion are called?

P Wave

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