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As tectonic plates move past one another, stresses build in the large rock masses on those plate boundaries from the friction in the rock not allowing for the plates to slide past each other easily. This stress is potential energy that continues to build until it overcomes the frictional forces of the whole, and then the rocks give, allowing for a quick shift to relieve the stress. This releases massive amounts of energy, which travels throughout the plate in the form of seismic waves.
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What causes a seismic wave?
things that can cause seismic waves are earthquackes
What makes waves small?
Very small seismic activity causes small waves to occur. The bigger the waves get the larger the seismic activity is.
What causes is seismic waves?
i really don't know
How does a seismic wave relate to an earthquake?
Seismic waves are the waves of energy caused by the sudden breaking of rock within the earth or an explotion.
How do seismic waves affect us?
Seismic waves affect us because they are what causes the motion from an earthquake that destroy buildings and such. The three types of seismic waves are surface waves primary waves also called P-waves and secondary waves also called S-waves.
What plate boundary causes seismic waves?
Destructive plate boundary.
What natural event causes seismic waves to travel through the Earth?
Earthquakes
What causes seismic waves to travel through layers of The earth?
By being cool.
Is seismic waves and earthquake waves the same?
Seismic waves are any waves that travel through the Earth. As such all earthquake waves are seismic waves, however not all seismic waves are caused by earthquakes.
What does seismic?
(not seismic, seismic wave)Seismic waves are waves of energy that travel through the earth.
Seismic waves that shear rock side to side are called?
seismic waves actually the correct answer is S waves. trust me if you put seismic waves it will be wrong
Kind of wave released during an wave?
Earthquake waves are called seismic waves.
