Does seismic waves change speed and direction when they encounter different materials?
True, the Seismic Waves change speed and direction when they encounter different materials. ChaCha!
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by Maureen F.
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What is the area where no direct seismic waves from a particular earthquake can be detected?
A shadow zone is an area where no direct seismic waves can be...
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What is a refraction of a seismic wave?
The seismic velocity in Earth increases with depth and refrac...
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How were seismic records used to determine that earth's outer core is liquid?
Seismic vibrations move differently through liquid, and they ...
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How do seismic waves help scientists learn about the earths interior?
Geologist use the refraction or reflection of seismic waves t...
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Seismic waves are waves of energy that travel through the ear...
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Why are data from at least 3 seismic stations needed to locate an epicenter?
Triangulation is a method that uses distance information dete...
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What is the area where no direct seismic waves from a particular earthquake can be detected?
A shadow zone is an area where no direct seismic waves can be...
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What is a refraction of a seismic wave?
The seismic velocity in Earth increases with depth and refrac...
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How did seismic waves contribute to the discovery of earths deep internal layers?
Discovery of Earth's internal layers has been attained by stu...
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How do seismic waves help scientists learn about the earths interior?
Geologist use the refraction or reflection of seismic waves t...
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How do seismic waves help scientists learn about the earths interior?
Geologist use the refraction or reflection of seismic waves t...
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Where do seismic waves come from?
When a sudden break or shift occurs in the earth's crust, the...
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How did seismic waves contribute to the discovery of earths deep internal layers?
Discovery of Earth's internal layers has been attained by stu...
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Is a sound wave a seismic wave?
A seismic surface wave is a packet of elastic strain energy w...
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What type of seismic wave produces the most severe ground movements?
Surface waves are the seismic waves that produce the most sev...
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Which seismic waves travel most rapidly?
Compressional waves, also known as primary or P waves, travel...
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What is the relationship between seismic gaps and earthquakes?
A seismic gap is a segment of an active fault that has not sl...
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What are the fastest seismic waves?
Yes, P wave or primary wave is the fastest kind of seismic wa...
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What type of seismic wave is most destructive in science?
Surface waves are analogous to water waves and travel along t...
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Why is a seismic record from 3 locations needed to determine the position of an epicenter?
The Triangular configuration gives them a meeting point. From...
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What are the fastest seismic waves?
Yes, P wave or primary wave is the fastest kind of seismic wa...
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What type of waves are Seismic waves?
Seismic waves are propagating vibrations that carry energy fr...
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Which type of seismic wave can travel only through a solid?
There are 2 classes of seismic waves: body waves and surface ...
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How do seismic waves help scientists learn about the earths interior?
Geologist use the refraction or reflection of seismic waves t...
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Which seismic waves travel most rapidly?
Compressional waves, also known as primary or P waves, travel...
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