Pūtaiao

rū whakawhiti

seismic wave

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WHAKAMĀRAMA

He ngaru ēnei ka kawe i te pūngao mā roto i te whenua. Ka takea mai ēnei ngaru i te rū whenua, i te pahūtanga rānei. Ka neke whakawaho atu te rū whakawhiti i te pū o te rū.

Energy waves running through the Earth usually produced by an earthquake, though explosions can also trigger a seismic wave. A seismic wave travels outwards from the centre of an earthquake.

Tauira KŌrero

He aha i puta ai he rū whakawhiti?

Whakamāramatia mai te rerekē o ngā tūmomo rū whakawhiti e toru.

Ko te ngaru mata te rū whakawhiti e tino kaha ana ki te turaki whare.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga

E toru ngā tūmomo rū whakawhiti:

Ko te ngaru pou:
He kurutē te āhua o ēnei rū whakawhiti, he tere hoki te haere. Koia nei ngā ngaru tuatahi kia tae ki te mata o te whenua. He tukituki te paopao mai o te ngaru:
Ko te ngaru pae:
He huapae te nuku o ēnei rū whakawhiti, he haurua i te tere o te ngaru pou. Nō reira, he tōmuri te taenga mai ki te mata o te whenua, ā, he karekare, he ngāueue te āhua:
Ko te ngaru mata:
Ka haere te ngaru mata mā runga i te mata o te whenua. Ka tae tōmuri i ngā ngaru pou me ngā ngaru pae, ā, he oioi te āhua o te nekeneke. Koia nei te rū whakawhiti pōturi rawa, engari he nui te parekura ka hua ake ina te rahi o te pūngao e kawea ana:

Takenga Mai

rū - earthquake, tremor

whakawhiti - convey across, cross over

Tauira KŌrero

He aha i puta ai he rū whakawhiti?

Whakamāramatia mai te rerekē o ngā tūmomo rū whakawhiti e toru.

Ko te ngaru mata te rū whakawhiti e tino kaha ana ki te turaki whare.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga