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Which type of wave travels slower through gases than it does through solid?
pressure waves longitudinal waves
A transverse or compressional wave that can travel only through matter?
That would be sound.
What is the only way thermal energy can travel through solids?
The only way thermal heat can travel through a solid object is by conduction.
Can solids liquids and gases all can act as mediums for waves?
The P wave (primary wave).
Can waves transfer energy through liquids and solids but not through gases or empty space?
Some waves can transfer energy only through liquids and solids, but not through gases or vacuum. Some waves, like sound waves, can transfer energy through gases, liquids and solids but not through vacuum. And some waves, notably electromagnetic waves, can transfer energy through vacuum as well as matter.
What are the mediums that waves can travel through?
Waves can travel through many media, depending on their nature. Sound waves can go through solids, liquids and gases. Transverse shock waves can only travel through solids. Electromagnetic waves can go through some solids, liquids or gases, or through a vacuum.
What type of seismic wave that travels through solids only?
Transverse waves only travel through solids. These are also known as S waves.
What is a wave transfer?
It is not "transfer". it has to be " Transverse" wave. When the particles of the medium does vibrations simple harmonically perpendicular to the direction of motion of the wave then it is said to be transverse wave. Even electromagnetic wave too is a transverse wave as its electric and magnetic omponents are normal to the direction of propagation.
Why do you know that some waves only travel through solid portions of the earth?
Answer: same reason sound waves can travel though solids. think of air being like a liquid. Answer: In the case of mechancial waves, a transverse wave can go through solids, but not through liquids and gases.
Are sound waves longlitudanal?
They can be either longitudinal or transverse. In gases, such as air, and in liquids, only longitudinal waves are possible. In solids, there can be both longitudinal and transverse waves.
What types of waves are P and S waves?
P-Wave is a Primary Wave. It goes through land and water. S-Wave is a Secondary Wave. It only goes through land. They are both seismic waves. Strictly speaking they are both seismic body waves - they ravel through a specific medium rather than along a surface. P-waves are longitudinal / compression waves whereas S-waves are transverse / shear waves. Because of this P waves can travel through solids, liquids and gasses whereas S-waves can only travel through solids.
Which forms of matter can primary and secondary seismic waves travel through?
Primary seismic waves are longitudinal waves. Longitudinal waves can travel through solids, liquids and gasses (although seismic waves are of to low a frequency to normally be heard). Secondary seismic waves are transverse waves and only travel through solids.
What type of wave travels only through solids?
S-waves travel only through solids.
Which type of wave travels slower through gases than it does through solid?
pressure waves longitudinal waves
Which layers can S-waves travel through?
s-waves travel through solids only
Can a p wave travel through gas?
P waves can travel through gas, solids, and liquids and Swaves can only travel through solids.
A transverse or compressional wave that can travel only through matter?
That would be sound.
