Seismic Waves 😊

Question 1

What is a wave?

Answer 1

Vibration that transfers energy

Question 2

Primary waves?

• type of wave
• location
• speed and movement
• damage

Answer 2

• compressional
• body waves
• fastest waves that travel in solids and liquids
• not very damaging

Question 3

Secondary waves?

• type of wave
• location
• speed and movement
• damage

Answer 3

• transverse
• body waves
• travel perpendicular to direction the waves are travelling in and only travel in solids
• do more damage than P waves

Question 4

Love waves?

• type of wave
• location
• speed and movement
• damage

Answer 4

• transverse waves
• surface waves
• fastest of the surface waves and moves horizontal as well as forwards
• causes the most damage as they focus their energy on the earths surface

Question 5

Rayleigh waves?

• type of wave
• location
• speed and movement
• damage

Answer 5

• longitudinal and transverse
• surface waves
• ground is moved in all directions and travels through the crust
• responsible for the shaking felt by people