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it depends on the kind of material medium it occurs on. and it's wavelenght.

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What Type of seismic wave that travels the fastest through rock material by causing rocks to vibrate in the same directions as the waves?

secondary waves


What is the fastest seismic wave that travels through solids liquids and gases?

Primary: aka P-waves


Which travels slower p waves or surface waves?

surface waves because p waves and s waves are way faster so here is how it goes from fastest to slowest: is p wave and then s wave and then surface waves


Do sound waves travel better through a solid liquid or a gas?

Sound travels fastest through solids because the molecules are closer together than in liquids or gases. Sound travels fastest through steel.


What type of earthquake wave travels faster?

P-waves(primary waves) travel faster than S-waves(secondary 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.


What type of wave moves the fastest?

Light wave travels fastest in air Sound wave travels fastest in solid or liquid


Sound waves travels faster through what state of matter?

They travel fastest through air.


According to the table in which medium does sound travel at the fastest speed?

According to the table the medium that sound travels at fastest speed is the electromagnetic waves.


Type of seismic wave that travels the fastest through rock material by causing rocks to vibrate in the same direction as the waves?

Primary waves.


What Type of seismic wave that travels the fastest through rock material by causing rocks to vibrate in the same direction as the waves?

secondary waves


What Type of seismic wave that travels the fastest through rock material by causing rocks to vibrate in the same directions as the waves?

secondary waves


What is the fastest seismic wave that travels through solids liquids and gases?

Primary: aka P-waves


Which travels slower p waves or surface waves?

surface waves because p waves and s waves are way faster so here is how it goes from fastest to slowest: is p wave and then s wave and then surface waves


Which kind of electromagnetic wave travels fastest in a vacum?

All electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed in vacuum.


Do sound waves travel better through a solid liquid or a gas?

Sound travels fastest through solids because the molecules are closer together than in liquids or gases. Sound travels fastest through steel.


What type of earthquake wave travels faster?

P-waves(primary waves) travel faster than S-waves(secondary waves)