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Title: Seismic Waves Author: Larry Braile Last modified by: John Taber Created Date: 10/11/2005 3:40:23 PM Document presentation format: On-screen Show – PowerPoint PPT presentation
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Title: Seismic Waves
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Seismic Waves
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- With a partner
- Demonstrate the types of seismic waves using the
slinky - Discuss the general characteristics waves and the
material the waves travel through
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Compressional Wave (P-Wave)
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Shear Wave (S-Wave)
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Rayleigh Wave
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Love Wave
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Seismic P (compressional) and S (shear) wave
propagation
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Seismic Rayleigh and Love wave propagation
(both are surface waves)
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This weeks earthquake
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This weeks earthquake
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This weeks earthquake
Horizontal ground motion
Figure courtesy of C. J. Ammon, Penn State
