In this lesson, students learn about different types of seismic waves on the basis of where and how the waves move. In addition, students discuss how scientists use earthquake waves to investigate ...

Some of the noisiest storms in the North Atlantic are doing more than just causing chaos in the ocean. They’re actually ...

Abrupt earthquake-triggered land changes are not a new idea. The earliest written accounts of great earthquakes causing the ...

For communities living in the shadow of a volcano, early warning systems are a lifeline—but mistrust in these warnings can ...

Most scales are based on the amplitude of seismic waves recorded on seismometers ... video uses the analogy of a lightbulb to explain the how an earthquake can have different intensities at different ...

Generating electricity – WJEC Electricity is a convenient source of energy and can be generated in a number of different ways ... uses and communication. Seismic waves – WJEC Earthquakes ...

Seismic wave measurements suggest the supervolcano beneath the popular national park is unlikely to erupt any time soon ...

As you read this, the North American continent’s underside is dribbling away into Earth’s molten mantle. And according to ...

Seismic waves propagate in two forms, known as S-waves and P-waves, which travel at different speeds and behave differently when they strike molten rock. Leveraging the properties of these waves ...