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Body Waves
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What are the waves that travel through the inside of earth?
Body Waves
What are two ways that P waves are different from S waves?
Body waves travel through the inside of earth's surface.Surface waves travel through the top part of earth's crust
Explain how we know what the inside of the earth looks like if we have never been there?
We know about the inside of the Earth through seismic waves, which are waves generated by earthquakes. These waves travel through the Earth and can be detected and measured by seismographs on the surface. By analyzing how these waves behave and interact with different materials inside the Earth, scientists can infer the composition and structure of the Earth's interior.
What are the waves that travel from the sun to earth?
Light waves travel from sun to the earth.
Do S waves travel through earth's inner core?
While S waves (shear waves) can travel through earth's solid inner core, they cannot travel through earth's liquid outer core, which surrounds the inner core.So, unless the S waves originated inside the inner core (which seems unlikely) there are no S waves traveling through earth's inner core.
What Earthquakes produce that travel though Earth?
Seismic waves are produced by earthquakes and travel through the Earth. These waves can be divided into two main types: body waves (P-waves and S-waves) that travel through the interior of the Earth, and surface waves that travel along the Earth's surface.
Which phenomenon is used to study the inside of the earth?
Seismic waves, including earthquakes, are used to study the inside of the Earth. By analyzing how these waves travel through the Earth, scientists can determine the composition, structure, and behavior of different layers within the planet.
What kind of waves can travel through earth and along earths surface?
Seismic waves are the types of waves that can travel through the Earth and along its surface. There are two main types of seismic waves: body waves (such as primary and secondary waves) that travel through the Earth's interior, and surface waves (such as Love and Rayleigh waves) that travel along the Earth's surface.
What type of waves is produced during an earthquake?
Seismic waves consist ofP waves which travel through the Earth fast. They compress the medium they travel through;S waves which also travel through the Earth, shearing the solid Earth as they go. S waves do not travel through liquid;Surface waves which can cause the Earth to undulate like water waves or surface waves that cause the Earth to shear.
Which type of waves can travel through earth's outer cores?
Primary waves ( P-waves) can travel through earth's outer core.
Why do earthquake waves travel fast in the crust but slowest in the interior of the earth?
Earthquake waves travel fastest in the interior of the Earth, as speed of waves increases as we go inside the Earth. The speed of a wave depends on the properties of the medium it travels in. The wave propagates faster in the denser and heavier core.
Identify the medium of seismic waves?
Seismic waves travel through Earth's interior primarily as body waves, which include P-waves (primary waves) and S-waves (secondary waves). These waves can also travel along the Earth's surface as surface waves, such as Love waves and Rayleigh waves.
