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What are also known as L waves?

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Presuming you mean earthquakes, L waves are known as Long waves. P waves are known as primary waves, and S waves are known as secondary waves.

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Are also known as L waves.?

Surface waves


Surface waves are also called?

L waves


What do L waves travel through?

L waves, also known as Love waves, are a type of surface wave that travel through the solid layer of the Earth's crust. These waves move by shaking the ground side-to-side in a horizontal direction. L waves are slower than other seismic waves but can cause significant damage during earthquakes.


What are p-waves also known as?

P-waves and primary waves are the same thing. They may also be known as pressure waves (or compression waves) due to their mode of propagation, the way they move through the Earth.


What kind of waves are associated with earthquakes?

P waves and S waves also L waves


What does the L in l-waves stand for?

l waves are the slowest our waves . They are also called "Long Waves" . They travel along the surface of the Earth . They are the ones that people notice the most .


Are also known as S waves.?

Shear waves


Are also known as P waves?

Compression Waves


What are waves caused by (transverse waves and so on)?

P-waves and S-waves. P waves are known as Primary waves as they have a high velocity and so are recorded at seismometer stations before Secondary or S-waves. P waves may also be known as pressure waves as they are in fact compression or longitudinal waves. S-waves may also be known as shear waves as they are transverse waves.


Which seismic waves cause most of damage during an earthquake?

The L- Wave or the Love and Rayleigh waves (collectively known as surface waves) cause most of the damage during an earthquake.


What are the fastest types of siesmic waves?

The P-wave which is a form of body wave known as a compression or longitudinal wave.


Who are more fastest P S L or W waves?

P waves... L waves are slowest.