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A general term for the elastic waves produced by earthquakes or explosions. (See also P wave; S wave; Seismic surface wave.)
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A wave created in a planetary or satellite interior, usually caused by an earthquake.
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A wave generated either artificially or by an earthquake that travels through the Earth.
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One of a series of progressive disturbances that reverberate through the Earth to transmit the energy released from an earthquake.
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A wave or vibration produced within Earth by an earthquake or artificial explosion.
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an underground earth shock wave, or vibration, that is produced by an earthquake or underground explosion
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a type of elastic wave
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a wave that travels through the How much seperation must there be for it to be
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A seismic wave is a wave or vibration that passes through the Earth. These can be caused be earthquakes. Earthquakes
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An elastic wave generated by an impulse such as an earthquake or an explosion. Seismic waves may travel either along or near the earth's surface ( Rayleigh and Love waves) or through the earth's interior (P and S waves).
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A gravity wave caused by an earthquake.
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waves generated either by an earthquake or artificially.
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An elastic wave in the Earth usually generated by an earthquake source or explosion.
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The transfer of energy throughout a celestial object, such as a planet, resulting from an external impact or an internal event. On Earth, seismic waves are generated primarily by earthquakes.
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A seismic wave is a wave that travels through the Earth, most often as the result of a tectonic earthquake, sometimes from an explosion. Seismic waves are also continually excited by the pounding of ocean waves and the wind. Seismic waves are studied by seismologists, and measured by a seismograph, which records the output of a seismometer, or geophone.
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