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p waves aka primary waves
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Which type of wave travels the fastest?
Electromagnetic waves travel the fastest, at the speed of light in a vacuum, 3.0 x 108 m/s.
Kind of wave released during an wave?
Earthquake waves are called seismic waves.
How do light waves differ from seismic waves?
light waves are transversal, seismic waves are longitudinal.
Describe how a primary wave moves?
P waves are primary seismic waves. They are the fastest seismic waves and they are compressional or longitudinal waves, which means the back and forth movement of the particles is in the same direction as the wave is travelling. There is an illustration and explanation in the reference below. P waves can propagate through any medium. (solid. liquid or gas
What is the type of seismic wave that arrives at the surface first and moves by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordion?
Those are the P-waves, which are the fastest and weakest.
Which seismic waves travel the fastest?
Primary (P) waves are the fastest. Followed by secondary (S) waves, then surface waves. P waves
Are surface waves the fastest seismic waves?
No, they are in fact the slowest! The fastest seismic waves are P-waves.
What earthquakes waves are the fastest?
P or Primary waves are the fastest earthquake or seismic waves.
What seismic waves move the fastest?
P waves
What type of wave is the fastest?
The fastest wave is the electromagnetic wave. Of the seismic waves, the P-wave is the fastest seismic wave.
What seismic wave the fastest?
P waves
The fastest waves from an earthquake also called push waves are what?
seismic waves
Are the primary waves faster then the secondary waves?
Primary seismic waves travel the fastest.
What is fastest type of seismic wave?
p waves aka primary waves
What is the fastest type of seismic wave?
p waves aka primary waves
Which earthquake waves are the first to be recorded on a seismometer and are the fastest?
P-waves which are a compression or pressure wave are the fastest seismic waves. As they are the fastest they will reach the seismic station before any of the other seismic waves and be recorded first. Seismologists can use the difference between the arrival times of different seismic waves to calculate the distance and ultimately the location of the earthquakes epicentre. For information on this, please see the related question.
What type of ocean wave moves the fastest?
Indian Ocean waves.
