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Seismic waves

Seismic waves. Section 4. Vocabulary. Seismic wave P wave S wave Surface wave Tsunami Seismograph. Seismic wave. A wave produced by an earthquake. P wave. A longitudinal seismic wave. s wave. A tranvsverse seismic wave. Surface wave.

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Seismic waves

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  1. Seismic waves Section 4

  2. Vocabulary • Seismic wave • P wave • S wave • Surface wave • Tsunami • Seismograph

  3. Seismic wave • A wave produced by an earthquake.

  4. P wave • A longitudinal seismic wave. s wave • A tranvsverse seismic wave.

  5. Surface wave • A combination of a longitudinal wave and a transverse wave that travels along the surface of a medium.

  6. tsunami • A huge surface wave on the ocean caused by an underwater earthquake.

  7. seismograph • An instrument used to detect and measure earthquake waves.

  8. Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1tb6HwyaHg

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