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What layer of earth will waves travel through faster?
The mantle of course.....because sound waves travel through liquid like surfaces better than solid rock.
Which travels faster P waves or S waves?
p waves because they move rock back and forth which squeezes and strecthes the rock as they travel through the rock. s waves shear rock side to side as they travel through the rock
What does sound travel from place to place through?
Sound travels from place to place in the form of pressure waves in matter such as air, water, rock or soil.
Do sound wave through solid is longitudinal?
sound waves travel faster in solid in a wave form motion that parts of could be called longitudinal;drop a rock in a lake and the ripples are the same type as sound waves
What waves travel through rock with the greatest velocity?
seisemic
Why do sound waves move faster through a solid like rock than through a gas like air?
it is more dense so it has more of a secure way to travel on it or through it
P waves can travel through solids and liquids but S waves can only travel through solids P waves travel faster through rock than through liquid This fact is used to help determine the composition yo?
...the composition of the Earth.
Does sound travel through rock?
yes because of the vibration that goes through the rocks.
Through what do seismic waves travel fastest?
seismic wave travels faster through solid rock and slower through water, but i dont know why!
What distance does sound travel through a solid?
There is no limiting distance. But just like in any other medium, the sound generally spreads out and its amplitude decreases as it proceeds farther, so there's some distance past which you can't detect it any more, and to all appearances, you would say that the sound has not traveled any further than that. The distance depends on the substance, and on the amplitude of the sound at its source. (Sound waves that originate in thunder travel many miles through the ground. Sound waves that originate in earthquakes travel many hundreds, or thousands, of miles through rock.)
Explain the way that different seismic waves affect rock as they travel through it?
P waves: the rock spring back to its original shape S waves: the rock is deformed from side to side Surface waves: the rock goes up and down
Why can electromagnetic wave travel trough space and not sound waves?
Sound waves are compression waves, not radiation waves. Compression waves require a medium in which to travel, air, rock, water, anything. Space is a vacuum, hence no medium to transfer the wave from one point to another. Electromagnetic radiation waves travel best without the interference of that medium, which can in cases block the transmission of those waves completely.
