C) neural tunic
Another common name is retina
Answer:
The P waves undergoes compression and dilation during motion in its direction of propagation. This waves reaches the station first because the P waves travels at a speed, that is much faster in comparison to the S waves. The S waves are the secondary waves and are commonly known as the shear waves.
The P waves have the ability to travel in both solid as well as in liquid, whereas the S waves can propagate only in solid region because they are absorbed at the core-mantle boundary.
Thus, the P waves will arrive the station first and the difference between the arrival of P and S waves are plotted in the graph that helps in depicting the epicenter and the amount of energy released during an earthquake.
Explanation:
The correct answers are:
- plates moving;
- breaking rocks;
- movement bellow the surface;
The earthquakes are a direct result of the plate tectonics. In order for an earthquake to appear, there should be a geologic activity caused by the movement of the tectonic plates. The movement of the tectonic plates causes a lot of pressure on the rocks. The rocks eventually break at certain places under the pressure. A they break, there's movement bellow the surface, or rather inside the crust, also referred to as adjustment. That movement and the release of power from it, causes lot of strong vibrations. The vibrations spread out and start shaking the ground in the surrounding area, which is actually the earthquake itself.
