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S waves travel only through solids, they are known as shear waves and their motion is perpendicular to the direction of travel.
If the direction of motion is to the right, the wave would move up and down.
P waves an move through both solids and liquids, their motion is parallel to the direction of travel.
If the motion is to the right the wave will compress and decompress towards the right.
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∙ 13y agoAn earthquake is caused due to tension between the earth's plates. This causes the release of seismic waves. There are 2 types of seismic waves - P Waves and S waves. P waves arrive first and travel back and front towards the direction of the wave and travel through liquids. They are twice as fast as S waves. So, P waves arrive first in an earthquake. The amount of seconds between the P waves and S waves can be used to tell how far the epicentre is. Every second accounts for 8 km of distance.
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∙ 12y agoP-Wave is a Primary Wave. It goes through land and water.
S-Wave is a Secondary Wave. It only goes through land.
They are both seismic waves.
Strictly speaking they are both seismic body waves - they ravel through a specific medium rather than along a surface. P-waves are longitudinal / compression waves whereas S-waves are transverse / shear waves.
Because of this P waves can travel through solids, liquids and gasses whereas S-waves can only travel through solids.
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∙ 11y agoP waves are Primary Waves. They Go front and back. Shear waves go up and down and come next.
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∙ 12y agoP and S waves are body waves.
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Is it true or false that the closer an earthquake the greater the time between the arrival of P waves and the arrival of S waves?
true
What is the difference between p and s waves arrival time?
As P-waves travel at a higher velocity than S-waves they arrive at a seismometer station before the S-waves. The difference between their arrival time can be used to calculate the distance from the seismometer station to the epicentre.
What happens to the distance in arrival times between P waves and S waves as the distance for the earthquake increases?
surface waves
Geologists use the difference in the arrival times of P waves and S waves at a seismograph to determine?
The distance to the epicenter
If the lag time between the arrival of the P waves and the S waves is 5 minutes what is the distance to the epicenter?
4,000 kilometers
Is it true that the closer an earthquake the greater the time difference between the arrival of P-waves and the arrival of S-waves?
False. The closer you are to the epicentre, the smaller the time difference between the arrival of P and S-waves.
Is it true or false that the closer an earthquake the greater the time between the arrival of P waves and the arrival of S waves?
true
What time between the arrival of p and s waves?
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What is the difference between p and s waves arrival time?
As P-waves travel at a higher velocity than S-waves they arrive at a seismometer station before the S-waves. The difference between their arrival time can be used to calculate the distance from the seismometer station to the epicentre.
How do you find the epicenter of an earthquake by seismic data?
By finding the arrival time of the P waves and S waves :)
What happens to the distance in arrival times between P waves and S waves as the distance for the earthquake increases?
surface waves
The distance between a seismic station and the earthquake epicenter is determined from the?
The difference in arrival times of P and S waves.
Geologists use the difference in the arrival times of P waves and S waves at a seismograph to determine?
The distance to the epicenter
How are p-and s-waves arrival time differences related to the distance of a city away from an epicenter?
p waves are normally faster than s waves s waves have trouble sometimes going through solid rock while p waves travel straight through rock.
If the lag time between the arrival of the P waves and the S waves is 5 minutes what is the distance to the epicenter?
4,000 kilometers
Do Geologists use the difference in the arrival time of P and S waves at a seismograph to determine the magnitude of an earthquake?
No. Seismologists (a type of geophysicist) use the difference in the arrival time of P and S waves to estimate the distance from the seismometer station to the epicentre of the earthquake.
What happens to The difference in arrival times between p waves And s waves as The distance From the earthquake increase?
The difference between the arrival times increases as the distance from an earthquake epicentre increases as S-waves travel more slowly than P-waves so the greater the distance the further they lag behind.
