In this lesson, students learn about different types of seismic waves on the basis of where and how the waves move. In addition, students discuss how scientists use earthquake waves to investigate ...

A recording of an earthquake has recognizable characteristics. Typically, one can recognize the arrival of different wave types. The P waves (the fastest traveling waves), S waves, and Surface waves ...

Most scales are based on the amplitude of seismic waves recorded on seismometers ... the building (or other structure) design, and the type of surface material (rock or dirt) the buildings rest on.

The core itself consists of a solid inner core and a liquid outer core. There are three types of seismic waves – P waves, S waves and surface waves. P waves are longitudinal waves, and their ...

Seismic waves can travel much farther through the Eastern type of rock — which is old, cold, and dense — before they decay and dissipate. "Earthquakes on the East Coast are felt much further ...

When an earthquake begins at a geological fault line, it produces a variety of types of waves, known as primary waves (P-waves), secondary waves (S-waves), and various types of surface waves.