The seismic waves that travel along Earth’s surface and produce the most severe ground movements are called ____________________

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Vlad1618 [11]

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The seismic waves that travel along Earth’s surface and produce the most severe ground movements are called ____________________

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Geography

2 answers:

IrinaVladis [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-25T18:55:28+03:00

IrinaVladis [17]3 years ago

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I think its surface waves.

Vinvika [58] · Answer 2 · 2022-08-25T20:09:21+03:00

Answer:

Surface waves

Explanation:

The seismic surface waves are defined as the waves that propagate through along the surface of the earth.

These seismic S waves are either the Love waves or the Rayleigh waves. The Love waves propagate transversely but the Rayleigh waves propagate both longitudinally and transversely.

These surface waves generally have a wide range of frequencies. These are destructive waves as it shakes the ground at great intensities, having high amplitude, and thereby causing a lot of damage during an earthquake.