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Q: What is the longitudinal wave that can travel only through matter?
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What kind of waves can travel only through a medium?

Longitudinal


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.


How does sound travel through solid liquid and gases?

Only by longitudinal mode


What type instrument produce transverse wave?

If you mean sound waves, the only type of sound waves that can travel through air (or any gas, for that matter) is longitudinal waves.


Do longitudinal waves have high energy?

Yes. Longitudinal waves can produce standing waves.


What state of matter do P and S waves travel through?

P waves can travel through all types of matter. S waves can only travel through solids.


Which type of seismic wave can travel through the interior of the?

If you mean Earth's interior, only longitudinal waves can pass through the liquid parts.


Can travel only through some type of matter .can travel either through matter or through empty space?

One example would be X-Rays. They are stopped by Lead, but travel through other matter and empty space.


Which type of wave travels slower through gases than it does through solid?

pressure waves longitudinal waves


What to waves travel through?

Sound waves travel through matter. The only thing it doesn't travel through is vacuums or outer space.


What kind of wave does a sound travel through?

Sound (and vibration) waves may only travel in some medium. Such as air, metal and so on. They cannot travel in a vacuum.


What matter do L-Waves travel through?

only through the surface of the earth