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surface waves
- rayleigh and ________ waves
- travel just ______ or along the ground’s ______
- ________ than body waves
- rolling and ______ to ______ movement
- especially ________ to buildings
seismographs
- anchored to bedrock and moves with it…recording earthquake events
Brief Explanations
To fill in the blanks about surface waves (a topic in geology, part of Natural Science, specifically Earth Science/Geology subfield related to earthquakes):
- Rayleigh and Love waves (Love waves are the other main type of surface seismic waves).
- Travel just below or along the ground’s surface (surface waves travel near the Earth's surface, unlike body waves which travel through the interior).
- Slower than body waves (surface waves have slower velocities compared to P and S body waves).
- Rolling and side - to - side (or "horizontal" can also be used, but side - to - side is descriptive of Love waves' motion; Rayleigh have rolling, Love have side - to - side) to vertical (Rayleigh waves have vertical - rolling motion, Love have horizontal - side - to - side, but the combination here is about the types of motion; alternatively, "horizontal" and "vertical" can be adjusted, but the standard is Rayleigh: rolling (vertical - like ocean waves), Love: side - to - side (horizontal); so "side - to - side" and "vertical" for the motion types).
- Especially destructive to buildings (surface waves cause more damage to structures as they move the ground surface more intensely).
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- Rayleigh and \(\boldsymbol{\text{Love}}\) waves
- Travel just \(\boldsymbol{\text{below}}\) or along the ground’s \(\boldsymbol{\text{surface}}\)
- \(\boldsymbol{\text{Slower}}\) than body waves
- Rolling and \(\boldsymbol{\text{side - to - side}}\) to \(\boldsymbol{\text{vertical}}\) movement
- Especially \(\boldsymbol{\text{destructive}}\) to buildings