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Q: Are earthquakes transverse or longitudinal waves?
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Is an earthquake a transverse wave or a longitudinal wave?

Earthquakes generate both transverse and longitudinal waves.


Do longitudinal waves travel the fastest?

Longitudinal waves, the result of earthquakes, also known as Primary, or P-Waves, are faster than Transverse (Secondary) Waves.


Are p waves transverse waves or longitudinal waves?

P-waves are longitudinal and S-waves are transverse waves.


What are two types of mechanical waves?

transverse and longitudinal


Are em waves longitudinal are transverse?

EM waves are both Transverse and Longitudinal.


What do longitudinal waves have to do with earthquakes?

The disturbance from an earthquake propagates as a wave. This wave can be either longitudinal or transverse. (Since waves that pass through the Earth's core are always longitudinal, geologists conclude that the Earth is liquid. A liquid won't transport transverse waves.)


Are P-waves and S-waves transverse or longitudinal waves?

P-waves are longitudinal and S-waves are transverse waves.


Are shock waves transverse waves or longitudinal waves?

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Where do longitudinal waves originate?

Longitudinal waves are the result of earthquakes, and are also known as Primary, or P-Waves. Longitudinal waves are faster than Transverse (Secondary) Waves. A diagram of a Longitudinal wave is a straight line, with a denser area where the wave itself is travelling.


In what type of waves do particles in the medium vibrate perpendicularly to the direction in which the waves are traveling?

transverse waves.


Are S waves transverse or longitudinal?

s waves are transverse


Are sonic waves transverse or longitudinal?

Sonic waves are transverse