Seismic waves - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Name the two classes of seismic waves. - correct answer-Body waves and surface waves Name the four types of seismic waves. - correct answer-P-waves, S-waves(up and down motion, particles move up and down) , Rayleigh waves, and Love waves Which type of seismic wave has the same mechanism as an acoustic wave in the air? - correct answer-P-wave Name the two major scales by which we measure how big an earthquake is and explain their differences. - correct answer-Intensity: Determines damage...

Earth Science Exam Review 2024 with Complete Solutions seismic waves - Correct Answer ️️ -Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake. crust - Correct Answer ️️ -the outer layer of the Earth mantle - Correct Answer ️️ -the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core lithosphere - Correct Answer ️️ -the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle asthenosphere -...

ESS105 - Week 12: Exam Prep Summary Questions and Answers 100% Pass Where does most of our information on Earth's structure come from? - Seismic Waves How are seismic waves generated? - Earthquakes How are earthquakes caused? - Movement along faults What are the four types of seismic wave? - - P waves - S waves - Love waves - Rayleigh waves What are the Body Waves? - P waves 2 100% Pass Guarantee Katelyn Whitman, All Rights S Waves Characteristics of Primary (P) waves - - Longi...

NDT Exam Questions with 100% Verified Correct Answers Tomography allows me to - Obtain a color image - Discretize the information of the investigated space - Produce a map of reflected events - Correct Answer - Discretize the information of the investigated space In a seismic refraction survey, the geophone placed at a distance of 3p (p = depth of the first layer) from the source will record which waves first? - Direct waves - Refracted waves - Reflected waves - Correct Answer - ...

ESS105 Term 2 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% pass Name the four types of seismic waves, and classify them as body or surface? - -P waves (body) -S waves (body) -Love waves (surface) -Rayleigh waves (surface) What device is used to record seismic waves around the globe? - seismometers 2 100% Pass Guarantee Katelyn Whitman, All Rights What are the differences between S wave shadows and P wave shadows? - S Waves: Waves are unable to past through core and thus reflect P waves: Ar...

GOPH 375 midterm 1 Questions with complete solution fault - correct answers a fracture in the earth's crust fault offset definition - correct answers amount of movement at fault (side to side or up and down) Stress - correct answers A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume Rheology - correct answers the study of flow and deformation characteristics of materials strain - correct answers Propagates as seismic waves (love waves, Rayleigh waves) Joints - correct ...

ESS105 Term 2 Final UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Name the four types of seismic waves, and classify them as body or surface? - CORRECT ANSWER - -P waves (body) -S waves (body) -Love waves (surface) -Rayleigh waves (surface) What device is used to record seismic waves around the globe? - CORRECT ANSWER - seismometers

ESS105 - Week 12: Exam Prep UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Where does most of our information on Earth's structure come from? - CORRECT ANSWER - Seismic Waves How are seismic waves generated? - CORRECT ANSWER - Earthquakes How are earthquakes caused? - CORRECT ANSWER - Movement along faults

Name the two classes of seismic waves. - correct answer-Body waves and surface waves Name the four types of seismic waves. - correct answer-P-waves, S-waves(up and down motion, particles move up and down) , Rayleigh waves, and Love waves Which type of seismic wave has the same mechanism as an acoustic wave in the air? - correct answer-P-wave Name the two major scales by which we measure how big an earthquake is and explain their differences. - correct answer-Intensity: Determines damage...

Name the two classes of seismic waves. : Body waves and surface waves Name the four types of seismic waves. : P-waves, S-waves(up and down motion, particles move up and down) , Rayleigh waves, and Love waves Which type of seismic wave has the same mechanism as an acoustic wave in the air? : P-wave Name the two major scales by which we measure how big an earthquake is and explain their differences. : Intensity: Determines damage and detailed observation of effects. Magnitude: Determi...