Q1 .DIFFENRENTIATE SURFACE WAVES FROM BODY WAVES.

BODY WAVES travel through the interior of the Earth. On the other hand,
SURFACE WAVES propagate only at the interface between two different media,
like the interface between Earth and atmosphere.

Q2. WHICH TYPE OF WAVES DO YOU THINK WERE USEFUL TO

SEIDMOLOGISTS IN THEIR STUDY OF THE EARTH’S INTERIOR?
EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER.

BODY WAVES is the type of wave which are useful for the seismologists in
studying in the interior of the Earth. BODY WAVE has two sub-types, p -wave
(primary wave) and the s-waves (secondary waves). P-wave and S-wave can travel
the interior of the Earth. Primary wave can travel in any medium (solid, liquid, gas)
while S-wave can travel only in solid medium. Known the characteristics of P and
S wave, scientists were able to identify which layer of the Earth is solid and liquid.

GROUP 2

NATHALIE JOYCE VISITACION

SHEILA MAE ILAC

APPLE JOYCE CALDITO

GWEN RANOS

JOHN LEO VENTURA

10-FALCON
 AMAZING WAVES

GROUP 2
SEISMIC WAVES

ARE MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS

INSIDE THE EARTH SURFACE WHICH
IS CAUSE BY THE BREAKAGE OF
ROCKS.

MAIN TYPES

BODY WAVES SURFACE WAVES

SUB-TYPES SUB-TYPES

COMPRESSIONAL OR SHEAR LOVE WAVES (L RAYLEIGH WAVES

PRIMARY (P) WAVES SECONDARY(S)WAVES WAVES)

P-waves travel S-waves travel Create rolling, up

fastest, at the more slowly, and down motion
It has a particle
speeds between usually 2.5- with an elliptical
motion. Love
4-8km/sec. Shake 4km/sec. Shake and retrograde
waves cause
the ground in the perpendicularly particle motion
the most
direction they are or transverse confined to the
damage to
propagating to the direction vertical plane in
structures.
of propagation the direction of
propagation.