Asked by london

When an earthquake occurs, potential energy in the Earth's crust is released and waves of energy move across the Earth. What are these waves called?
A.
seismic waves
B.
crust waves
C.
rock waves
D.
solid waves

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A. seismic waves

These are the energy waves produced by earthquakes — body waves (P and S) that travel through Earth and surface waves (Love and Rayleigh) that travel along the crust.