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level: Infrasound (HARD)

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level questions: Infrasound (HARD)

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Sound waves with frequencies below the lower audible limit of human hearing, typically less than 20 Hz.Infrasound Waves
What are infrasound waves?Sound waves with frequencies below the lower audible limit of human hearing, typically less than 20 Hz.
Waves produced by earthquakes or other seismic activity, which propagate through the Earth's crust and cause ground movement.Seismic Waves
What are seismic waves?Waves produced by earthquakes or other seismic activity, which propagate through the Earth's crust and cause ground movement.
Primary waves, a type of seismic wave that is a longitudinal wave and can travel through solids and liquids.P-Waves
What are P-waves?Primary waves, a type of seismic wave that is a longitudinal wave and can travel through solids and liquids.
Secondary waves, a type of seismic wave that is a transverse wave and can only travel through solids.S-Waves
What are S-waves?Secondary waves, a type of seismic wave that is a transverse wave and can only travel through solids.
A wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of wave propagation.Longitudinal Wave
What is a longitudinal wave?A wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of wave propagation.
A wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation.Transverse Wave
What is a transverse wave?A wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation.
The speed of an object in a particular direction.Velocity
Which seismic wave type is faster, P-waves or S-waves?P-waves.
Waves produced by earthquakes or other seismic activity, which propagate through the Earth's crust and cause ground movement.Seismic Waves
What are seismic waves?Waves produced by earthquakes or other seismic activity, which propagate through the Earth's crust and cause ground movement.
The layer of the Earth's interior located beneath the mantle and above the inner core, composed primarily of liquid iron and nickel.Outer Core
What is the outer core?The layer of the Earth's interior located beneath the mantle and above the inner core, composed primarily of liquid iron and nickel.
Primary waves, a type of seismic wave that is a longitudinal wave and can travel through solids and liquids.P-Waves
What are P-waves?Primary waves, a type of seismic wave that is a longitudinal wave and can travel through solids and liquids.
Secondary waves, a type of seismic wave that is a transverse wave and can only travel through solids.S-Waves
What are S-waves?Secondary waves, a type of seismic wave that is a transverse wave and can only travel through solids.
The liquid layer of the Earth's outer core, as indicated by the transmission of P-waves but not S-waves through this region.Liquid Outer Core
How do seismic waves provide evidence for the liquid outer core of the Earth?P-waves are detected on the opposite side of the world after an earthquake, indicating that they can travel through liquid, whereas S-waves are not detected, suggesting that the outer core must be liquid.
Sound waves with frequencies below the lower audible limit of human hearing, typically less than 20 Hz.Infrasound Waves
What are infrasound waves?Sound waves with frequencies below the lower audible limit of human hearing, typically less than 20 Hz.
The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass.Reflection
What is reflection?The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass.
The velocity at which infrasound waves travel through rock, typically around 7000 meters per second.Speed of Infrasound in Rock
What is the speed of infrasound in rock?Typically around 7000 meters per second.
The process of determining the length or extent between two points, often using time measurements of reflected waves.Distance Calculation
What is distance calculation?The process of determining the length or extent between two points, often using time measurements of reflected waves.
A natural accumulation of petroleum beneath the Earth's surface, often found in rock formations.Oil Deposit
What is an oil deposit?A natural accumulation of petroleum beneath the Earth's surface, often found in rock formations.
The process of determining the vertical distance from a surface to a point beneath, often using time measurements of reflected waves.Depth Calculation
How is the depth of an oil deposit calculated using infrasound waves?By measuring the time it takes for infrasound waves to travel to the oil deposit and back, and applying the formula for distance.