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What is two characteristics of body waves?
Body waves are seismic waves that travel through the interior of the Earth and are primarily classified into two types: P-waves (primary waves) and S-waves (secondary waves). One key characteristic of P-waves is that they are compressional waves that travel faster than S-waves and can move through both solids and fluids. In contrast, S-waves are shear waves that can only travel through solids, making them slower than P-waves and capable of causing more damage during an earthquake.
In what direction do seismic waves carry the energy of an earthquake?
Seismic waves are the earths crust vibrating. there are two types of waves P-waves and S-waves (Primary and Secondary) Primary waves travel faster than s waves and can travel through solid and liquid, S-waves can only travel through solids
How could you tell witch of two observers was farther from an earthquake epicenter by comparing the arrival times of P and S waves for the two location?
To determine which of the two observers is farther from the earthquake epicenter, you can compare the arrival times of P (primary) waves and S (secondary) waves at each location. P waves travel faster than S waves, so the difference in their arrival times increases with distance from the epicenter. By calculating the time difference between the arrival of the P and S waves for each observer, the observer with the larger difference is the one farther from the epicenter. This method leverages the known velocities of P and S waves to estimate the distance to the source of the earthquake.
Are P-waves and S-waves transverse or longitudinal waves?
P-waves are longitudinal and S-waves are transverse waves.
What are the three seismic waves in order?
The three types of seismic waves are: P waves S waves Surface waves ( two surface waves. Riley surface wave and love surface wave named after scientists
What other name are s waves known by?
i only know two they are s waves and p waves there's one more
What are the two descriptive words for P in P Waves and the S in Swaves?
For P waves, the two descriptive words are Primary (or compressional) waves, while for S waves, the two words are Secondary (or shear) waves.
What are the two types of body waves?
The two types of body waves are P-waves (primary waves) and S-waves (secondary waves). P-waves are compressional waves that travel through solids, liquids, and gases, while S-waves are shear waves that only travel through solids.
How have scientists determined that the outer layer is liquid?
Seismic waves can be separated into basically two different types; S-waves and P-waves. P-waves are able to travel through liquid and solid, but S-waves can not travel through a liquid, they can only travel through a solid. When scientist "shoot" P and S-waves at the outer core, they detect the P-waves coming out the other side, but not the S-waves.
What are the two types of energy waves created by an earthquake?
hey i kno this ha ha ha ha ha the two waves are p waves and s waves
What are two types of waves that sound waves can be categorized by?
s waves- sound waves thats one
two types of body waves?
p waves and s waves
What forces push on rocks from not different but opposite directions?
Shearing is the force that pushes rocks from different but not opposite directions. Secondary waves, S waves are all names for the shearing.
What are the two types of body waves and what do they mean?
The two types of body waves are longitudinal and transverse waves. In seismology longitudinal waves are known as P-waves (P = primary as they are detected by seismometers before the other seismic waves) and transverse waves are known as S-waves (S = secondary). In longitudinal waves the material oscillates or moves backwards and forwards parallel to the direction of wave motion (a bit like someone opening and closing an accordion). In transverse waves, the material oscillates normal (at 90 degrees) to the direction of wave motion.
What are the two types of waves?
The three types of seismic waves are:P waves, S waves, and Surface waves
How are P-waves and S-waves related to earthquakes?
They are the names given to the two types of seismic body waves released when an earthquake occurs. P-waves are known as primary waves as they have the highest verlocity of any seismic waves and so are the first to be recorded by a seismometer and they are longitudinal or compression waves. S-waves are known as secondary waves having a lower velocity than the P-wave and so arriving at a seismometer station after the P-waves. S-waves are transverse or shear waves.
What are the two types of seismic surface waves?
body waves and surface waves
