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What is the fastest type of siesmic wave?
Primary Wave (P wave)
What can locate a seismic wave?
A seismograph can locate a seismic wave.
How do you calculate the distance from an earthquake?
The distance from an earthquake epicenter can be calculated using the time difference between the arrival of P-waves and S-waves at a seismograph station. By measuring this time lag and using the known velocity of seismic waves through the Earth's interior, the distance can be estimated. The greater the time lag between the arrival of the P-wave and S-wave, the farther the seismograph station is from the earthquake epicenter.
If a p wave arrives at a seismograph station at 907 am and the S waves arrives at the same seismograph stations at 909 an about how fare is that station from the epicenter of the earthquake?
To estimate the distance from the seismograph station to the earthquake epicenter, we can use the typical speed of P waves (approximately 6 km/s) and S waves (approximately 3.5 km/s). The time difference between the P wave and S wave arrival is 2 minutes (or 120 seconds). Given that P waves travel faster, we can calculate the distance using the time difference, which would be approximately 360 km from the epicenter to the station.
When finding an epicenter do you subtract s wave minus the p wave?
No, to find the epicenter of an earthquake, you use the difference in arrival times between the P-wave and the S-wave at a seismograph station. The greater the time difference between the two waves, the farther the earthquake's epicenter is from that particular station. Subtraction is not directly involved in this process.
What is an instrument that records seismic wave?
The Seismograph.
What are the steps of the S-P time method?
The S-P time method is used to determine the distance to an earthquake epicenter. The first step is to measure the time difference between the arrival of the primary (P) waves and the secondary (S) waves at a seismograph station. The second step is to use a travel-time graph to determine the distance to the epicenter based on the time interval between the P and S waves. Finally, by using data from at least three seismograph stations, the exact location of the earthquake epicenter can be triangulated.
The first s-wave arrive at a seismograph station 11 minutes after an earthquake occurred how long after the arrival of the first p-wave did the first s-wave arrive?
The P-wave generally arrives before the S-wave during an earthquake. The time difference between them can help determine the distance to the earthquake's epicenter. In this case, if the S-wave arrived 11 minutes after the earthquake, you would need to calculate the time difference between the arrival of the P-wave and the S-wave to determine how long after the P-wave arrival the S-wave arrived.
How you can use the words seismic wave and seismograph in the same sentence?
The seismograph measured the intensity of the seismic waves
What is the root word of seismic wave and seismograph?
Seis
What is the root word seismic wave and seismograph?
Seis
What wave is recorded first on a seismograph?
Movement in the earth's crust, as in earthquakes.
