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How do the particles move in the ground when p waves pass through it?
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P waves are longitudinal mechanical waves which are formed from alternating compressions and rarefactions. In a longitudinal wave the particle displacement is parallel to the direction of wave propagation.The particles do not move with the wave; they simply oscillate back and forth about their individual equilibrium positions. Thus particles in the ground move or vibrate along or parallel to the traveling direction of the P wave when it passes through them..
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How do particles move in the ground when earthquake occurs?
how do particles move in the ground when an earthquake occurs
How do particles move in the ground when an earthquake occurs?
how do particles move in the ground when an earthquake occurs
Which types of seismic wave produces the most severe ground movement?
Rayleigh waves (which are a type of surface wave) produce the largest amplitude and so most severe ground movements during earthquakes.Surface waves produce the most severe ground movements. They produce movements similar to waves in the water, where the water's particles move in a pattern that is almost circular. Surface waves can make the ground roll like ocean waves or shake buildings from side to side. They move more slowly then P waves or S waves.
What are the waves that travel up and down?
It need not go up and down. Assuming the wave moves "forward", the individual particles may move up and down, or left and right - or diagonally. In any case, the individual particles move at right angles to the movement of the wave, because that is what "tarnsverse" means.
The waves that arrive after primary waves they move the ground back and forth?
secondary
Why do sound waves move faster through the ground than through the air?
particles of matter are packed more loosely in the ground than in the air.
These move through earth by causing particles to move at right angles to the waves direction?
S Waves
How do particles within the medium not travel?
waves move through a particle.
Is it true or false as s waves move through the ground they cause it to compress and then expand?
False, as P waves move through the ground, they cause it to compress and then expand. P waves are the first to arrive and can damage buildings.
These move through earth by causing particles to move at right angles to the waves' direction?
the answer to this question is transverse wave
Which seismic wave causes particles in the ground to move perpendicular to the wave's propagation?
S waves, or secondary waves, are transverse seismic waves, meaning that the particles being effected by the wave are moving perpendicular to the wave's propagation.
Why light waves doesn't require a medium for its propogation but sound waves require?
sound waves move along with the particles of matter through which it passes
How do particles move in the ground when earthquake occurs?
how do particles move in the ground when an earthquake occurs
How do particles move in the ground when an earthquake occurs?
how do particles move in the ground when an earthquake occurs
Which particles move parallel to wave motion?
The particles of the wave (for compressive waves). Or for transverse waves, yet the particles move parallel to the wave too.
What happens to S waves when they reach the liquid part of the Earth's surface?
S waves cause rocks particles to move from side to side. The rock particles move at the right angles to the direction of the waves. However liquids can not support shear stresses and therefore S waves can not propagate through them.
What is the difference between how transverse waves and longitudinal waves move particles?
In transverse waves, particles move in a parallel & perpendicular direction relative to the direction of energy transport.
