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What waves go through the earth's atmosphere?

Elastic waves, particularly sound waves and seismic waves, can travel through the Earth's atmosphere. Sound waves propagate through the air, while seismic waves are generated by earthquakes and travel through the Earth's crust and mantle.


What type of earth quake wave can travel through both liquids and solids?

p-waves, they travel parallel to the earthquake and are the only waves that go through the outer core, which is supposedly consisting of liquid nickel and iron.


What type of wave is an S wave?

An S-wave is a type of seismic wave in an earthquake.In an S-wave, the medium is displaced in a transverse (up and down - compared to the line of travel) way, and the medium must shear or "move away" from the material right next to it to cause the shear and transmit the wave.S waves are secondary waves that vibrate from side and side as well as up and down. S waves shake buildings violently and cannot move through liquids.See the related questions and related link to Wikipedia for additional information.s-waves are secondary waves first come primary wave the secondary wave and then surface wave.


The waves of energy that an earthquake produces?

The waves of energy produced by an earthquake are called seismic waves. These waves travel outward from the earthquake's epicenter in all directions, causing the ground to shake. There are two main types of seismic waves: body waves, which travel through the Earth's interior, and surface waves, which travel along the Earth's surface.


How are primary and secondary waves similar?

there both wavesThey are both Seismic wavesThey can both go through solidsThey are both Seismic wavesThey can both go through solidsThey are both Seismic wavesThey can both go through solids

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Will seismic wave traveling through a solid go faster or slower than a seismic wave traveling through liquid why or why not?

why can s-wave can't travel but p-waves can


Will a seismic wave traveling through solid go faster or slower than a seismic wave traveling through liquid?

Mechanical waves (like seismic waves) will travel faster through a solid than a liquid.


Will a seismic wave go faster through a liquid or a solid?

Solid, because that kind of wave goes fastest through solids


Which seismic wave can go through both solid and liquid?

Primary waves (P-waves) are the seismic waves that can travel through both solid and liquid materials. They are the fastest seismic waves and can travel through the Earth's interior, passing through both solid and liquid layers.


Will a seismic wave traveling through a solid go faster or slower than a seismic wave traveling through liquid?

Seismic waves travels faster through solid rock than water because their speed depends on the density and composition of material that they pass through.Solid rock is denser than water, hence the energy from seismic waves transfer faster through solid rock than in water.


Will a seismic wave travelling through a solid go faster or slower than a seismic wave travelling through liquid?

The velocity of seismic waves is controlled by the density and elastic properties of the material through which they travel. Solids tend to have larger elastic modulii than fluids. As the speed of a seismic wave increases as the elastic modulii increase, this means that they tend to travel faster through solids.


How does Earth solid core affect seismic waves?

They go faster through the inner core than the liquid outer core.


How does earths inner core affect seismic waves?

They go faster through the inner core than the liquid outer core


What waves go through the earth's atmosphere?

Elastic waves, particularly sound waves and seismic waves, can travel through the Earth's atmosphere. Sound waves propagate through the air, while seismic waves are generated by earthquakes and travel through the Earth's crust and mantle.


What seismic wave that can't go through liquids?

S waves (secondary waves) cannot pass through liquids because they rely on shear stress to propagate, which is not possible in fluid environments. This property of S waves is used to help determine the liquid content of the Earth's interior.


How do scientists find out about the inner core of earth?

A seismograph is used to sense seismic waves in the earth. The seismic waves are sent down by scientist and how fast and how straight the line is when the seismograph reads them is how they tell which mineral or if its a liquid or solid. Which is how they know about the inner and outter core, and the mantel.


How have scientist determined that the outer core of earth is liquid?

Scientists have determined that the outer core of Earth is liquid through seismic wave analysis. By studying the behavior of seismic waves as they pass through the Earth, scientists have found that S-waves are unable to travel through the outer core, indicating that it is liquid. This information has been crucial in our understanding of Earth's structure and dynamics.