7.- Seismic waves

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PEDRO ALVAREZ JIMENEZ
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Question 1

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Why is the study of seismic waves so useful?
Answer
  • Because is essential for knowing more about earthquakes
  • Because we can figure out the internal structure of the planet
  • Because we can get information about the external composition of the planet

Question 2

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What are the two fundamental types of seismic waves?
Answer
  • P waves and S waves
  • L waves and R waves
  • Surface and body waves

Question 3

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What are the two types of body waves?
Answer
  • P waves and S waves
  • L waves and R waves
  • Surface and body waves

Question 4

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Point two different properties of the S waves
Answer
  • They arrive first and can travel through solid
  • They arrive second and can travel through liquid
  • They arrive second and can travel trough solid

Question 5

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Regarding to P waves characteristics, how can we know the outer core is liquid?
Answer
  • P waves reach first the outer core
  • S waves cannot travel through outer core but P waves do
  • P waves are better known than S waves
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