Making the world better, one answer at a time. The federal civil service was created by an Act of Congress in 1871. It was done to prevent the extreme unfairness in the hiring practices for those who worked for the government.
Introduction. Earthquake waves are seismic waves that are created when energy builds up in rocks and they fracture. Scientists estimate there are several million earthquakes each year. Every earthquake produces P waves and S waves but only larger earthquakes produce Love waves and Rayleigh waves.
surface wave. n. A seismic wave that travels across the surface of the earth rather than through it. Surface waves usually travel more slowly and have larger amplitudes and longer wavelengths than body waves. surface wave. An earthquake wave in which rock particles vibrate at right angles to the direction of wave travel.