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what do waves have to do with earthquakes are caused when the ground shakes due to the releases of energy . the energy is called seismic wave . seismic waves are similar to ocean waves, except they move through the ground instead of the water. which graphic would best spport the central idea of the passage
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To best support the central idea of the passage, which explains how earthquakes occur due to the release of energy in the form of seismic waves that travel through the ground, a suitable graphic would be one that illustrates the different types of seismic waves and how they propagate from the earthquake's epicenter.
A good graphic for this purpose might include:
1. **Focus and Epicenter**: A diagram that shows the location of the earthquake focus (the point within the Earth where the earthquake originates) and the epicenter (the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus).
2. **Types of Seismic Waves**: Depictions of the different types of seismic waves—primary waves (P-waves), secondary waves (S-waves), and surface waves (Love waves and Rayleigh waves)—with annotations that describe their properties. P-waves are compressional waves that travel fastest and thus arrive first, S-waves are shear waves that arrive after P-waves, and surface waves are slower but cause the most damage.
3. **Wave Propagation**: Illustrations showing how these waves spread out from the epicenter in all directions, much like ripples in a pond after a stone is thrown in.
4. **Medium Through Which Waves Travel**: An explanation of how seismic waves move through different materials, such as rock or soil, possibly with a cross-sectional view of the Earth showing how waves are refracted or reflected by different layers.
5. **Seismograph**: A depiction of a seismograph, the instrument used to detect and record seismic waves, along with a sample seismogram that shows the arrival times of P-waves, S-waves, and surface waves.
6. **Intensity and Damage**: Optional graphics could also show the intensity of shaking and potential damage in different areas based on their distance from the epicenter and the type of surface waves generated.
A well-designed graphic that incorporates these elements will help readers to visualise the process by which earthquakes release energy and cause the ground to shake, improving their understanding of the central idea in the passage.
A good graphic for this purpose might include:
1. **Focus and Epicenter**: A diagram that shows the location of the earthquake focus (the point within the Earth where the earthquake originates) and the epicenter (the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus).
2. **Types of Seismic Waves**: Depictions of the different types of seismic waves—primary waves (P-waves), secondary waves (S-waves), and surface waves (Love waves and Rayleigh waves)—with annotations that describe their properties. P-waves are compressional waves that travel fastest and thus arrive first, S-waves are shear waves that arrive after P-waves, and surface waves are slower but cause the most damage.
3. **Wave Propagation**: Illustrations showing how these waves spread out from the epicenter in all directions, much like ripples in a pond after a stone is thrown in.
4. **Medium Through Which Waves Travel**: An explanation of how seismic waves move through different materials, such as rock or soil, possibly with a cross-sectional view of the Earth showing how waves are refracted or reflected by different layers.
5. **Seismograph**: A depiction of a seismograph, the instrument used to detect and record seismic waves, along with a sample seismogram that shows the arrival times of P-waves, S-waves, and surface waves.
6. **Intensity and Damage**: Optional graphics could also show the intensity of shaking and potential damage in different areas based on their distance from the epicenter and the type of surface waves generated.
A well-designed graphic that incorporates these elements will help readers to visualise the process by which earthquakes release energy and cause the ground to shake, improving their understanding of the central idea in the passage.
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