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(Solved): 2. What are the four types of seismic waves? Explain each one in terms of its characteristics (arri ...
2. What are the four types of seismic waves? Explain each one in terms of its characteristics (arrival time to a seismogram, type of movement, velocity, material it travels through) 3. Describe the steps you would go through to determine the source of an earthquake, provided you had access to three seismographs that recorded the event. 4. Know the types of faults that form in brittle regime (or rocks) 5. Know the types of folds (3 types) that form in ductile regime (or rocks) 6. Be able to sketch and/or normal faults, reverse faults, strike slip faults, anticlines and synclines; also be able to visually identify those structures 7. Know the type of stress that creates normal faults, reverse faults, strike slip faults, anticlines and synclines 8. Explain what the Modified Mercalli scale measures and how it is used to assess what occurred to a region after a great earthquake. You just need to understand how it works, so don't memorize the details of the scale itself
2. The four types of seismic waves are P waves, S waves, surface waves, and body waves. P waves are primary waves and are the fastest type of seismic wave. They travel through both solid and liquid materials. S waves are secondary waves and travel th