Questions on Seismic waves: A) Which of the following seismic waves has the same

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Questions on Seismic waves:

A) Which of the following seismic waves has the same wave form as a sound wave?

surface wave

P wave

S wave

B) Which of the following seismic waves is the first to arrive at a seismic station?

surface wave

P wave

S wave

Love wave

C) Which of the following seismic waves is the last to arrive at a seismic station?

Love wave

P wave

S wave

body wave

surface wave

P wave

S wave

B) Which of the following seismic waves is the first to arrive at a seismic station?

surface wave

P wave

S wave

Love wave

C) Which of the following seismic waves is the last to arrive at a seismic station?

Love wave

P wave

S wave

body wave

Explanation / Answer

A) Which of the following seismic waves has the same wave form as a sound wave?
Answer: P-wave

B) Which of the following seismic waves is the first to arrive at a seismic station
Answer: P-wave

C) Which of the following seismic waves is the last to arrive at a seismic station?
Answer: Love wave

Explanation: Seismic waves are vibrations that travel through the Earth carrying the energy released during earthquakes. Body waves happen inside the earth and are called P longitudinal and S waves. Surface waves happen on the Earth's surface and are called Rayleigh and Love wave. P- waves also known as primary waves are the fastest seismic waves.
P-waves are a type of elastic wave, and are one of the two main types of elastic body waves, called seismic waves in seismology.An S wave, or shear wave, is a seismic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving.
           P-wave is the fastest wave among all the seiesmic wave that travel through a continuum and are the first waves from an earthquake to arrive at a seismograph.Then, Secondary waves arrive. Lastly, Surface waves occur and cause the most damage.A seismic wave that travels across the surface of the Earth as opposed to through it. Surface waves usually have larger amplitudes and longer wavelengths than body waves, and they travel more slowly than body waves do. Love waves and Rayleigh waves are kinds of surface waves.

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