Earthquake waves

Recent Earthquake waves Questions

What is the magnitude of an earthquake?

12 hr ago - The Richter magnitude of an earthquake is determined from the...
Why are seismic waves important to scientists?

15 hr 27 min ago - Seismic waves are waves of energy that travel through the ear...
How do we know the earth has a core?

Yesterday, 9:35pm - The answer is waves. Though seismic activity in the form of e...
What are vibrations caused by an earthquake?

Yesterday, 5:23pm - Ground shaking is a term used to describe the vibration of th...
Where do p waves of an earthquake occur?

Yesterday, 5:13pm - A P wave, or compressional wave, is a seismic body wave that ...
What is an earthquakes focus?

Yesterday, 5:10pm - An earthquake's focus is the point at which strain energy is ...
Has hawaii been hit by the tsunami?

Yesterday, 4:43pm - The massive 8.9 magnitute earthquake that struck off shore of...
What is the device that records the ground movement caused by seismic wave?

Yesterday, 3:13pm - Earthquakes generate seismic waves which can be detected with...
How were the earths layers discovered?

Yesterday, 12:07pm - The Earth's layers were discovered by looking at recordings o...
What is the shadow zone?

Yesterday, 11:17am - The shadow zone is the area of the earth from angular distanc...
What factors are studied in the field of earthquakes probability?

Yesterday, 9:47am - Seismic gape: - The earthquake at a particular place may occu...
What location does the first motion of an earthquake occur?

Yesterday, 9:43am - On an earthquake seismogram, the first motion is the directio...
What type of seismic wave travels through all layers of the earth?

2 days ago, 10:03pm - P-waves are type of elastic wave, also called seismic waves, ...
How long does it take S-waves to travel 100 km?

2 days ago, 9:38pm - An S wave, or shear wave, is a seismic body wave that shakes ...
How do seismic waves help scientists learn about the earths interior?

2 days ago, 9:35pm - Geologist use the refraction or reflection of seismic waves t...
What are primary waves?

2 days ago, 6:04pm - A primary wave is an earthquake wave in which rock particles ...
What makes waves in the ocean?

2 days ago, 5:56pm - Three different things can make waves: the wind, moon, and ea...
Is a earthquake waves different from the concentric rings of waves you see when you throw a stone into water, True or False/?

2 days ago, 5:22pm - True. S waves propagate by movements of the Earth perpendicul...
Is it True or False? Earthquake waves travel out in certain directions from a point where strain energy is released?

2 days ago, 5:21pm - False. The energy is released from the focus and travels out ...
When do most earthquakes occur?

2 days ago, 5:11pm - An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor, or temblor) is ...