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a shear wave is a wave that moves perpendicular throuth the earth in the form of an earthquake
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What is the difference between a compressional wave and a shear wave?
shear waves: move side to side, only move through solids, are also called secondary waves, are slower than compressional waves, travel perpendicular to the medium compressional waves: move straight in one direction, can move through solid, liquid and gas, are also called primary waves, are faster, travel parallel to the medium
What are the 2 subtypes of surface wave?
well one is a water Waves, that i know for sure and the other is rope Waves, pretty sure but i could be wrong about that one
Why cant s-waves travel through the core and p-waves can?
P=wave is short for pressure wave. S-wave is short for shear wave. This should suggest a possible reason they behave differently in the (molten) outer core.
What is known as a seismic sea wave?
Another name for an earthquake is a seism or a temblor
What type of seismic wave arrives after an earthquake?
A seismic wave travels through the Earth's layers, after a volcano, explosion, or earthquake. Transverse, compressional, longitude, and shear waves are all types of seismic waves after earthquakes.
Are shear waves and seismic waves the same?
A shear wave is a type of seismic wave.
Which direction is the particle motion in shear waves relative to the energy of the wave?
The particle motion in shear waves relative to the energy of the wave is downward.
What is an Alfvén wave?
An Alfvén wave is a hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma.
What are equations which can be used to determine the speed of a wave?
The velocity of pressure and shear waves through a solid is dependent on the elastic properties and density of the material through which the wave is travelling.The pressure wave velocity (VP) can be found using the following:VP = Sqrt((K+ (4/3 x G)) /P)Where:K = Bulk modulusG = Shear modulusP = DensityThe shear wave velocity is given by the following:VS = Sqrt (G/P)Where:VS = Shear wave velocityG = Shear modulusP = Density
Which type of seismic wave cannot travel through the core?
S-Waves, or shear waves cannot travel through the liquid outer core because liquids have no shear and therefore shear waves cannot propagate through them http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-wave
What does the s stand for in s waves?
S-wave stands for : Secondary wave. It comes after the P-wave and goes before the L-wave.
What is the shear wave velocity in Duplex stainless steel UNS S31803?
3100
What is secondary wave?
The S-wave is the secondary seismic wave.
What wave moves like an inchworm?
"L" Wave, which stands for "Long." But they are more commonly referred to as the "S" waves, which means "Shear."
A body earthquake wave that can't penetrate the earth's core?
Shear Waves ~MP
What is the difference between a compressional wave and a shear wave?
shear waves: move side to side, only move through solids, are also called secondary waves, are slower than compressional waves, travel perpendicular to the medium compressional waves: move straight in one direction, can move through solid, liquid and gas, are also called primary waves, are faster, travel parallel to the medium
Why are s waves called s waves?
A little background first. When an earthquake wave arrives at a seismograph station, the first wave to hit is called the P wave. The second is called the S wave. It turns out that the P wave is a compression wave and the S wave is a shear wave. A compression wave is a direct shove (or tug) parallel to the direction the wave is traveling. A shear wave is a side-to-side shake at right angles to the direction the wave is traveling; transverse to the travel direction, in other words. Therefore the S wave is also known as a transverse wave. The letters P and S actually come from the Latin for First and Second, "primus" and 'secundus." The English "primary" and "secondary" doesn't quite have the same meaning, but it will help you remember which arrives when. "Push" and "Shear" or "Shake" will help you remember which kind of wave has which kind of motion. The time between the P and S wave occurs because the compression wave travels through the Earth faster than the shear wave does. Since the shear wave is slower, the further you are from the epicenter of the earthquake the longer the time between the P and S waves. Seismologists use this to determine how far the epicenter was from the seismograph. And by using distances from three or more seismometer stations at once, they can find the earthquake's epicenter. Another neat thing about the P and S waves is that a compression wave will go through a fluid like water or air, while a shear wave won't. Because S waves won't go through the outer layers of the Earth's core, we know that those layers are liquid.
