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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.

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What waves travel through solids liquids and gases?

Seismic waves, including P-waves and S-waves, can travel through solids, liquids, and gases. They are produced by earthquakes and other sources of vibrations and provide valuable information about the interior of the Earth.


Can earthquakes travel through liquids and solids?

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P waves can travel through solids and liquids but S waves can only travel through solids P waves travel faster through rock than through liquid This fact is used to help determine the composition yo?

...the composition of the Earth.


Certain seismic waves travel as?

There are three main types of seismic waves that travel through the Earth: P-waves (primary waves) are the fastest and can travel through solids, liquids, and gases. S-waves (secondary waves) follow P-waves and can only travel through solids, not liquids or gases. Surface waves travel along the Earth's surface and are responsible for most of the damage during an earthquake.


What substances can body waves move through?

Body waves can move through solids, liquids, and gases. Primary (P) waves can travel through all three mediums, while secondary (S) waves can only travel through solids. Love and Rayleigh waves are surface waves that travel along the boundary of solids, such as the Earth's crust.


Do p waves travel through gases?

Yes, P-waves (primary waves) can travel through gases, liquids, and solids. They are seismic waves that are the fastest and can propagate through any material, including the Earth's atmosphere.


Why do you know that some waves only travel through solid portions of the earth?

Answer: same reason sound waves can travel though solids. think of air being like a liquid. Answer: In the case of mechancial waves, a transverse wave can go through solids, but not through liquids and gases.


Is there more liquids than solids on the earth?

On the surface, more liquids. Considering the whole Earth, much more solids than liquids


What seismic waves move the fastest?

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Does solar energy moves from the sun to objects on earth by radiation through liquids and solids?

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What mediums can transverse waves travel through?

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What can p waves travel through?

S waves usually travel through most things and are felt as the massive shocks after an earthquake. At times the radiation caused by these s waves may cause green pigmentation in your skin. Therefore, s waves are able to travel through skin. On one occasion, s waves were observed to have travelled through dirt, and the endoplasmic reticulum of the element water. In response to your question, s waves seem to generally be able to travel on earth. But due to the gravitational inertia of the Earth's spin, s-waves can travel in symmetric circular paths meaning that dipoles of the magnetic field on Earth will cancel and results in a non-polar s wave.