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Bellwork Where are the fastest non tsunami ocean waves?
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Bellwork The 90 mph “Freight Trains” of Maainea Bay, Maui
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A wave is a rhythmic disturbance that transfers energy.
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A Mechanical wave is just a disturbance that MOVES THRU a medium. The medium could be ANYTHING.
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A Mechanical wave examples: sound; water waves; even a “people wave” in a football stadium.
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Caused by Earthquakes + underground nuclear tests. P and S type waves are called body waves, and are not confined to the surface. Rayleigh waves do most of the shaking during a quake. NameTypeInfo P WaveLongitudinalFastest seismic wave S waveTransverseDo not travel through fluids; Rayleigh Wave SurfaceRolls along surface like a water wave Love Wave SurfaceMoves side to side as wave moves forward
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Waves in different mediums travel at different speeds.
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All waves are made by something that vibrates.
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Tidal waves come from underwater disturbances such as an earthquake or volcanic eruption
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They can travel at speeds of up to 1000 kilometers an hour
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If the wave is moving as fast or faster than the speed of sound, the sound waves pile up IN FRONT into a shock wave called a sonic boom. Sonic boom
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