Seismic Waves

What are seismic waves?

• Elastic waves that travel through rocks when an earthquake occurs.   
• They are waves that travel outwards. 
• Hypocenter, Epicenter. 

Body waves

• Primary Waves
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• Secondary Waves

Surface waves

• Love Wave
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• Rayleigh Wave

Social Impacts (Costs)

Social impacts (benefits)

Environmental impacts (costs)

Environmental impacts (benefits)

• Release the pressure built up deep in the earth
• Creates islands and mountains.

How are seismic waves applied in real life?

• To provide evidence of the earth's interior.
• To search for oil and gas reserves

Relation to wave theory

• Light can behave as particles or waves
• In the case of seismic waves, it is a wave.

Works cited

• http://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/waves.html
• http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/earthquake4.htm
• http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/eqmaps/business/benefit-cost.html
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/natural_hazards/earthqu...
• http://eqseis.geosc.psu.edu/~cammon/HTML/Classes/IntroQuakes/Notes/earthqua...