Match the following seismic waves with their properties: compressional body waves surface waves that cause the ground to ripple up and down shear body waves surface waves that cause the ground to ripple back and forth in a snake like movement primary waves (P-waves) secondary waves (S-waves) Love waves (L-waves) Rayleigh waves (R-waves)
Match the following seismic waves with their properties: compressional body waves surface waves that cause the ground to ripple up and down shear body waves surface waves that cause the ground to ripple back and forth in a snake like movement primary waves (P-waves) secondary waves (S-waves) Love waves (L-waves) Rayleigh waves (R-waves)
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Match the following seismic waves with their properties:
compressional body waves
surface waves that cause the ground to ripple up and down
shear body waves
surface waves that cause the ground to ripple back and forth in a snake like movement
- primary waves (P-waves)
- secondary waves (S-waves)
- Love waves (L-waves)
- Rayleigh waves (R-waves)
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