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