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... What are Seismic Waves • Seismic waves are the vibrations from earthquakes that travel through the Earth • They are the waves of energy suddenly created by rock fracture within the earth or an explosion. • They are the energy that travels through the earth and is recorded on seismographs ...
... What are Seismic Waves • Seismic waves are the vibrations from earthquakes that travel through the Earth • They are the waves of energy suddenly created by rock fracture within the earth or an explosion. • They are the energy that travels through the earth and is recorded on seismographs ...
EARTHQUAKES & VOLCANOES
... • Seismic waves are the waves of energy caused by the sudden breaking of rock within the earth or an explosion. They are the energy that travels through the earth and is recorded on seismographs. • Types of Seismic Waves • There are several different kinds of seismic waves, and they all move in diff ...
... • Seismic waves are the waves of energy caused by the sudden breaking of rock within the earth or an explosion. They are the energy that travels through the earth and is recorded on seismographs. • Types of Seismic Waves • There are several different kinds of seismic waves, and they all move in diff ...
Tsunami - BrainPOP
... c. They can travel long distances and carry lots of energy d. They travel along at exactly the speed of sound 8. Where would you find a subduction zone? a. At the boundary between Asia and Europe b. In the middle of the ocean, far away from the continents c. Off the coast of a continent d. Near the ...
... c. They can travel long distances and carry lots of energy d. They travel along at exactly the speed of sound 8. Where would you find a subduction zone? a. At the boundary between Asia and Europe b. In the middle of the ocean, far away from the continents c. Off the coast of a continent d. Near the ...
Tsunami - BrainPOP
... c. They can travel long distances and carry lots of energy d. They travel along at exactly the speed of sound 8. Where would you find a subduction zone? a. At the boundary between Asia and Europe b. In the middle of the ocean, far away from the continents c. Off the coast of a continent d. Near the ...
... c. They can travel long distances and carry lots of energy d. They travel along at exactly the speed of sound 8. Where would you find a subduction zone? a. At the boundary between Asia and Europe b. In the middle of the ocean, far away from the continents c. Off the coast of a continent d. Near the ...
Chapter 16 Oceans, Shorelines and Shoreline Processes Exploring
... – Summer beaches usually have a wide berm, gently sloping beach face, and smooth offshore profile. – Winter beaches tend to be steeper and made up of coarser materials than summer beaches because waves are more energetic during this season. Berms may be absent. ...
... – Summer beaches usually have a wide berm, gently sloping beach face, and smooth offshore profile. – Winter beaches tend to be steeper and made up of coarser materials than summer beaches because waves are more energetic during this season. Berms may be absent. ...
Earthquakes
... seismic waves from a distant earthquake traveled more rapidly than those from a nearby earthquake • By analyzing the arrival times of the earthquake waves to many different seismographs, Mohrovicic identified the boundary between the crust and mantle • Mohrovicic discontinuity or the Moho ...
... seismic waves from a distant earthquake traveled more rapidly than those from a nearby earthquake • By analyzing the arrival times of the earthquake waves to many different seismographs, Mohrovicic identified the boundary between the crust and mantle • Mohrovicic discontinuity or the Moho ...
CH 10
... They are absorbed by dense material (bone) but pass through skin and muscles Gamma rays have the highest freq and the shortest λ, making them the most penetrating of all EM waves—can penetrate through several cm of lead! Used to kill cancer cells/tumors ...
... They are absorbed by dense material (bone) but pass through skin and muscles Gamma rays have the highest freq and the shortest λ, making them the most penetrating of all EM waves—can penetrate through several cm of lead! Used to kill cancer cells/tumors ...
Principles of Geology
... S waves passing through the core as P waves, transformed back into S waves on ...
... S waves passing through the core as P waves, transformed back into S waves on ...
Hazards Chapter3b
... surface of the sea pulls this “dome” of water with the storm and piles the leading edge of the water against the increasingly shallow shore … this increases the height of the water and produces the surge Water continues to pile against the shore steepening the slope of the wave until the tendency of ...
... surface of the sea pulls this “dome” of water with the storm and piles the leading edge of the water against the increasingly shallow shore … this increases the height of the water and produces the surge Water continues to pile against the shore steepening the slope of the wave until the tendency of ...
gooddiagrams
... layers; the Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, and the Inner Core . Scientists still argue about the makeup of these layers and exactly how each layer interact. A geologist, by the name of Andrija Mohorovicic, discovered in 1909 that earthquake waves near the surface moved slower than earthquake waves that ...
... layers; the Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, and the Inner Core . Scientists still argue about the makeup of these layers and exactly how each layer interact. A geologist, by the name of Andrija Mohorovicic, discovered in 1909 that earthquake waves near the surface moved slower than earthquake waves that ...
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... using patterns of primary (P) and secondary (S) seismic wave arrivals – Clarification: The travel speed of seismic waves is strongly influenced by rock density, state of matter (liquid, solid) and pressure from depth. Changing density causes seismic energy to reflect and change direction incremental ...
... using patterns of primary (P) and secondary (S) seismic wave arrivals – Clarification: The travel speed of seismic waves is strongly influenced by rock density, state of matter (liquid, solid) and pressure from depth. Changing density causes seismic energy to reflect and change direction incremental ...
Activity 1 quiz File
... 11) _____ Which type of seismic wave causes the most damage to buildings? a) S-waves b) P-waves c) Surface waves 12) _____ Which type of seismic wave can travel through both solid and liquid material? a) S-waves b) P-waves c) Surface waves 13) _____ The places in the interior of the earth through wh ...
... 11) _____ Which type of seismic wave causes the most damage to buildings? a) S-waves b) P-waves c) Surface waves 12) _____ Which type of seismic wave can travel through both solid and liquid material? a) S-waves b) P-waves c) Surface waves 13) _____ The places in the interior of the earth through wh ...
S waves
... 38. Continenal Drift – hypothesis that states the continents were once joined. 39. Evidence that supports Wegeners hypothesis : Fossils on different continents 40. Lithosphereic plates move how fast/year in cm. 5 cm/yr 41. How does the age of sea floor change as it moves away from ocean ridge? Gets ...
... 38. Continenal Drift – hypothesis that states the continents were once joined. 39. Evidence that supports Wegeners hypothesis : Fossils on different continents 40. Lithosphereic plates move how fast/year in cm. 5 cm/yr 41. How does the age of sea floor change as it moves away from ocean ridge? Gets ...
Waves - Revision World
... If the amplitude of a sound wave increases, what would you hear? What is the unit of amplitude of a sound wave? Does sound travel through space? Increasing the pitch also increases what? If the amplitude of a light wave increases, what would you see? Which has the highest pitch – a wave with short w ...
... If the amplitude of a sound wave increases, what would you hear? What is the unit of amplitude of a sound wave? Does sound travel through space? Increasing the pitch also increases what? If the amplitude of a light wave increases, what would you see? Which has the highest pitch – a wave with short w ...
File - Physical Science
... 15. Major earthquakes are often followed by somewhat smaller events known as ________. A) aftershocks B) foreshocks C) tremors D) hyposhocks 16. The ________ magnitude scale is a measure of the energy released. It does not directly measure the extent of building damage. A) Gutenberg B) Reid C) Merca ...
... 15. Major earthquakes are often followed by somewhat smaller events known as ________. A) aftershocks B) foreshocks C) tremors D) hyposhocks 16. The ________ magnitude scale is a measure of the energy released. It does not directly measure the extent of building damage. A) Gutenberg B) Reid C) Merca ...
Solid Earth
... Where’s the epicenter? Point A Two seismic stations is not enough. Three will do as long as they are not on the same line. ...
... Where’s the epicenter? Point A Two seismic stations is not enough. Three will do as long as they are not on the same line. ...
Earthquake Summary Sheet
... it as “normal” to go down a sliding board b. Reverse fault: rocks collide (convergent boundary) and one side of the fault gets pushed up think of it as the “reverse” of going down a sliding board c. Strike slip fault: rocks are sheared and slide past one another (transform boundary) 8. Richter Sca ...
... it as “normal” to go down a sliding board b. Reverse fault: rocks collide (convergent boundary) and one side of the fault gets pushed up think of it as the “reverse” of going down a sliding board c. Strike slip fault: rocks are sheared and slide past one another (transform boundary) 8. Richter Sca ...
Earthquakes
... The location in the Earth’s crust where the earthquake occurs. It can occur anywhere between the surface and a depth of 700 km. The closer to the surface it occurs, the more powerful the earthquake is. Epicenter The location on the Earth’s surface above the focus. ...
... The location in the Earth’s crust where the earthquake occurs. It can occur anywhere between the surface and a depth of 700 km. The closer to the surface it occurs, the more powerful the earthquake is. Epicenter The location on the Earth’s surface above the focus. ...
Unit 3:Tectonic Processes
... Sial (i.e. light granitic rock): major component of the continents Sima (i.e. dense basaltic rock): major component of the ocean basins ...
... Sial (i.e. light granitic rock): major component of the continents Sima (i.e. dense basaltic rock): major component of the ocean basins ...
Unit 4 - Dynamic Crust Earthquakes & Volcanoes
... poles of Earth reverse their polarities. This is recorded in the rocks of the ocean floor. ...
... poles of Earth reverse their polarities. This is recorded in the rocks of the ocean floor. ...
Ch. 11 Earthquakes
... other and collide; as the plates move, the overriding plate scrapes across the top of the subducting plate. Divergent Oceanic environments – Make up the midocean ridges, plates are moving away from each other. Spreading causes earthquakes. ...
... other and collide; as the plates move, the overriding plate scrapes across the top of the subducting plate. Divergent Oceanic environments – Make up the midocean ridges, plates are moving away from each other. Spreading causes earthquakes. ...
Rogue wave
Rogue waves (also known as freak waves, monster waves, killer waves, extreme waves, and abnormal waves) are relatively large and spontaneous surface waves that occur far out in open water, and are a threat even to large ships and ocean liners.They present two kinds of danger: although rare, they are unpredictable, and may appear suddenly or without warning, and they can impact with tremendous force (a 12 meter wave in the usual ""linear"" model would have a breaking force of 6 million tons per square metre (MT/m2); modern ships are designed to tolerate a breaking wave of 15 MT/m2), but a rogue wave can dwarf both of these figures with a breaking force of 100 MT/m2.In oceanography, rogue waves are more precisely defined as waves whose height is more than twice the significant wave height (Hs or SWH), which is itself defined as the mean of the largest third of waves in a wave record. Therefore, rogue waves are not necessarily the biggest waves found on the water; they are, rather, unusually large waves for a given sea state. Rogue waves seem not to have a single distinct cause, but occur where physical factors such as high winds and strong currents cause waves to merge to create a single exceptionally large wave.Rogue waves can occur in other media than water. In particular, optical rogue waves allow study of the phenomenon in the laboratory. A 2015 paper studied the wave behavior around a rogue wave, including optical, and the Draupner wave, and concluded that ""rogue events do not necessarily appear without a warning, but are often preceded by a short phase of relative order"".