Primary waves (p waves)
seismic
divergent
p - these are also the fastest
this wave is called a tsunami and can destroy a whole city/town.
Ancient Chinese inventors created an early seismic instrument known as the seismoscope, attributed to Zhang Heng in 132 AD. This device featured a large bronze vase with eight dragon-shaped spouts, each representing a cardinal direction. When an earthquake occurred, a mechanism inside the vase would drop a ball from one of the spouts, indicating the direction of the tremor. This invention was significant for its early attempt to detect and measure seismic activity.
Transverse waves have particle motion perpendicular to the direction of wave travel. Examples include light waves, water waves, and seismic S-waves.
Transverse waves have a motion of particles that is perpendicular to the direction of the wave's travel. This type of wave is common in electromagnetic waves such as light and radio waves, as well as in mechanical waves like ocean waves and seismic waves.
A transverse wave is a type of wave where the oscillation of particles is perpendicular to the direction of the wave's motion. Examples include light waves, water waves, and seismic S waves.
P or primary seismic wave.
A wave with oscillations perpendicular to the direction of travel is called a transverse wave. Examples of transverse waves include electromagnetic waves (light) and seismic S-waves.
When a seismic wave is reflected, it will bounce off a boundary between different materials and change direction. This can cause the wave to be redirected back towards its source or continue traveling in a different direction.
This statement is incorrect. S waves are actually transverse seismic waves, meaning they move particles perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation. Longitudinal seismic waves are known as P waves.
Longitudinal waves are caused by oscillations in the same direction as the wave is traveling, while transverse waves are caused by oscillations perpendicular to the direction of the wave. These oscillations can be created by disturbances or vibrations in a medium, such as air or water. Different sources, such as sound or seismic activity, can produce longitudinal and transverse waves.
A Love wave is a type of surface seismic wave that causes horizontal shearing of the ground in a vertical plane. It moves in a horizontal, elliptical motion perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation. Love waves are more destructive than other surface waves and travel faster than Rayleigh waves.
Transverse waves have movement that is perpendicular to the direction of the wave's propagation. This means that the particles of the medium oscillate up and down or side to side as the wave moves forward. Examples of transverse waves include electromagnetic waves (such as light) and some seismic waves.
Transverse waves are a type of wave in which the disturbance moves perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer. This means that the particles of the medium vibrate in a direction that is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels. Examples of transverse waves include light waves, water waves, and seismic S-waves.
Longitudinal. An example of a longitudinal wave is sound. It pushes the medium particles forwards and backwards, parallel to the wave's direction. Transverse waves cause particles to move perpendicular to the wave. (E.g. visible light, x-rays, microwaves)