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What does an increase in density of the medium have on the speed of an earthquake?
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∙ 14y ago
Well if the density is higher that means it's heavier, that means it waves have to work harder there for going slower.
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The ratio of the speed of light in a medium to the speed of light in a vacuum is called its?
It is usually expressed the other way: the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to the speed of light in a medium. In that case, it is called the "index of refraction".
What determines wave speed?
The speed of a wave depends on the medium it is traveling through.
What is the speed of an earthquake wave?
The speed of an earthquake wave is not constant but varies with many factors. Speed changes mostly depending on depth and rock type. P waves travel between 6 and 13 km/sec. S waves are slower, which travel between 3.5 and 7.5 km/sec.
Seismic waves increase in speed when they enter what?
a more rigid material
The waves of energy that an earthquake produces?
Earthquakes produce "seismic" waves. These can be split into two main types: Body Waves and Surface Waves. Body waves consist of P-waves (compression or longitudinal waves) and S-waves (shear or transverse waves). P-waves can go through solid, liquid, and gas forms but S waves can only travel through solids. The P waves reach seismic stations quicker than S waves as they travel at a greater speed. Surface waves travel more slowly than Body waves and there are two main types: The Rayleigh and Love wave.
Why does the speed of sound depend on air tempersture?
The speed of sound through a medium depends on the density of the medium and the density of air is affected by temperature.
How is the sound speed and the medium related?
When the density of the medium increases, the speed of the sound wave increases.
What is the effect on the speed of light when temperatures rise in the medium?
When temperature rises, the density of the medium changes. Speed of light through a medium is inversely proportional to the density of medium. So when the temperature increases, the density decreases and the speed of light in that medium increases. Note that this is the indirect effect of temperature. If light is travelling through vaccuum , then the temperature will have no effect on the speed of light.
If A pulse in a less dense medium is traveling towards the boundary with a more dense medium. Why is The speed of the transmitted pulse will be less than the speed of the incident pulse?
The speed is Inversely dependent on the density of the medium, s=c/n(density)
Why does the speed of sound change if the temperature of the medium change?
because the density of the medium changes with temprature
What factors affect the speed of sound in a medium?
Temperature, coefficient of restitution, density are some of the factors that affect the speed of sound in a medium.
How does the speed of a wave relate to the density of the medium it is traveling through?
The faster the wave, the denser the medium
Speed of sound waves?
Speed of sound depends on the density of the medium in which it travels. In air medium, speed of sound wave is approximately 330 m/s.
What variables affect the speed at which a wave travels through a medium?
density
The speed of any mechanical wave depends on?
Elasticity and Density of the medium c^2=elasticity/density
When is speed of sound the greatest?
The speed of sound is greatest in solids, as the particles are closer together and can transmit vibrations faster. In general, the speed of sound increases with an increase in density and elasticity of the medium.
What is the effect of temperature on the speed of sound?
Speed of sound depends on the density of the medium. As temperature increases density decreases due to expansion in the volume. Hence speed of sound gets affected by the change in temperature. Speed of sound is directly proportional to the square root of the temperature of the medium.
