4. Ask your students where they think the seismic waves of an earthquake originate ... Introduce to your students the two simplest types of wave interactions with rocks: reflection and refraction.

Researchers examining seismic data recorded on Mars say the have found evidence supporting the presence of liquid water deep ...

A surface wave travels along the surface of the Earth. It is the slowest of the three types of seismic wave. Surface waves usually have larger amplitude than the other waves and cause the most damage.

Are subterranean lifeforms viable on Mars? A new interpretation of Martian seismic data by scientists Ikuo Katayama of ...

That sudden breaking of the foam rubber is the earthquake. That's what happens along a strike-slip fault. Seismic waves can also be caused by natural processes other than earthquakes and by human ...