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SEISMIC WAVES, -PADERNAL - Coggle Diagram
SEISMIC WAVES
Description
Seismic waves are waves of energy that travel through Earth's layers, and are a result of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, magma movement, large landslides and large man-made explosions that give out low-frequency acoustic energy.
Main Types
Body Waves
SUBTYPES
P- Waves
Are compressional which means they move through (compress). Travels Faster, Primary, Longitudinal, Dilatational, Reaches a detector first.
S- Waves
-Travel Slower than P waves, -Cannot Travel Through Liquids, Transverse, Vibrate in Wave motion.
Surface waves
Subtypes
Rayleigh Waves
-Moves with rolling motion
-move the ground up,down and side-side
-more shaking.
Love Waves
-Transverse Horizontal Motion,parallel to the Earth's surface, horizontal motion
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