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Primary waves are the fastest seismic waves originating from an earthquake, traveling at 6 to 7 km per second. Secondary waves travel at about 3.5 km per second.

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What is the difference between primary and secondary waves?

A primary wave is a strong vibration or wave that hits earths surface (P) and a secondary wave (S) is a wave that hits soon after but not nearly as big.Read more: Distinguish_between_primary_wave_and_a_secondary_wave


Why might an earthquake's primary waves but not secondary waves reach a location on the other side of the world from the epicenter?

The primary wave is traveling faster than the secondary wave, so the farther you are from the epicenter the greater the distance. Think about a race. At the beginning the racers are close to each other, but as they start moving away from the starting point the distance between the racers is greater.


Do surface waves move faster than P-waves or S-waves?

No, surface waves move slower than P-waves and S-waves. P-waves are the fastest seismic waves, followed by S-waves, and then surface waves. Surface waves travel along the Earth's surface and are responsible for the most damage during an earthquake.


How far does a secondary wave travel in 10 minutes?

Secondary waves, also known as S-waves, travel at about 3.7 km/s through the Earth's crust and mantle. In 10 minutes, a secondary wave would travel approximately 22,200 kilometers.


Which are faster s waves and p waves or surface waves?

The fast is primary wave which travels through liguid, solid and gas. This how Geologist know the outer core is liquid. Secondary waves travel through only solid. The primary wave are the first to reach the seismograph.

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What wave is called the secondary wave?

primary


Distinguish between a primary wave and a secondary wave?

A primary wave is a strong vibration or wave that hits earths surface (P) and a secondary wave (S) is a wave that hits soon after but not nearly as big.


What happens to the time difference between primary and secondary wave as the distance traveled gets longer?

As the distance traveled by the primary and secondary waves increases, the time difference between them also increases. This is because primary waves travel faster through the Earth than secondary waves, resulting in a greater time gap between their arrivals at a given location.


How does the p wave travel faster than the s wave?

Primary waves travel at 6 to 7 km per second. Secondary waves travel at about 3.5 km per second. which means that the p-wave travels about 3 km. faster


Which type of wave is a secondary wave?

Any wave has two directions: the up and down direction (primary wave) and the side to side direction (secondary wave).


What is a sentence for secondary wave?

The secondary wave of the earthquake cause little damage, only a few buildings fell.


What are the 3 seismic waves?

i)surface wave ii)primary wave iii)secondary wave


What is the definition of a primary and secondary seismic waves?

Primary wave- (P-waves) travel through solids liquids and gas. push/pull or compress waves. They travel faster and arive at seismic stations first. Secondary waves-(S-waves) travels ONLY through solids. moves side to side. Gets to the seismic stations second. I hope that helps!!


What is the difference in time between when a primary wave arrives and a secondary wave arrives?

5 seconds


Are the primary waves faster then the secondary waves?

Primary seismic waves travel the fastest.


What are the four kinds of waves that travel through the earth involved with earthquakes?

The Primary wave, the secondary wave, the surface wave, and the seismic wave


Is the secondary storage faster than main memory?

No. The secondary storage is typically slowerthan primary storage. But the secondary storage has higher capacity than primary storage.