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Which seismic travel most rapidly?
P-waves (Primary waves) are the fastest seismic waves and travel most rapidly through the Earth's crust. They are longitudinal waves that move through solid and liquid materials, causing the particles to move parallel to the direction of wave propagation.
What kind of wave are sound waves?
Sound waves are longitudinal waves; they travel from side to side, not up and down like transverse waves.
What are the two types of body waves and what do they mean?
The two types of body waves are longitudinal and transverse waves. In seismology longitudinal waves are known as P-waves (P = primary as they are detected by seismometers before the other seismic waves) and transverse waves are known as S-waves (S = secondary). In longitudinal waves the material oscillates or moves backwards and forwards parallel to the direction of wave motion (a bit like someone opening and closing an accordion). In transverse waves, the material oscillates normal (at 90 degrees) to the direction of wave motion.
Which forms of matter can primary and secondary seismic waves travel through?
Primary seismic waves are longitudinal waves. Longitudinal waves can travel through solids, liquids and gasses (although seismic waves are of to low a frequency to normally be heard). Secondary seismic waves are transverse waves and only travel through solids.
Is Primary wave the fastest wave?
i think so.. :/ Travel fastest through rock material causing rock particles in the rock to move back or forth
Are primary waves transverse or longitudinal?
Primary waves, also known as P-waves, are longitudinal seismic waves that travel through the interior of the Earth. They are the fastest seismic waves and are capable of traveling through both solids and liquids.
Which waves are fastest?
Primary waves as they travel like a worm, compressing and then expanding
Are the sound waves that travel to the ear for hearing transverse or longitudinal?
Sound waves that travel to the ear for hearing are longitudinal waves.
Do longitudinal waves need to travel through a medium?
Yes, longitudinal waves require a medium to travel through. Examples of longitudinal waves include sound waves in air, which need air particles to propagate. Without a medium for the waves to move through, like in a vacuum, longitudinal waves cannot travel.
Why a longitudinal wave can not be made to travel along a string?
Longitudinal waves travel on a string!
Waves that compress and expand in the direction that the waves travel?
Longitudinal waves.
In what waves do sound travel?
Sound travels in longitudinal waves.
Where do longitudinal waves travel?
longitudinal waves definitely requires a medium(air,water,solid) in order to transmit it does not travel through vaccum
Are earthquakes transverse or longitudinal waves?
Earthquakes generate both types of waves. Primary waves (P-waves) are longitudinal waves that travel fastest and are the first to reach a location. Secondary waves (S-waves) are transverse waves that follow P-waves and cause more shaking. Both types of waves play a role in how seismic waves propagate through the Earth.
Are all waves traverse or longitudinal?
Waves can be either transverse or longitudinal. Transverse waves involve oscillations perpendicular to the direction of wave travel, like ripples on the water. Longitudinal waves involve oscillations parallel to the direction of wave travel, like sound waves.
What do sound waves travel as?
Longitudinal Wave
Do longitudinal waves have high energy?
The energy of a longitudinal wave is related to its amplitude, frequency, and wavelength, rather than its direction of oscillation. Longitudinal waves can have high energy if they have a large amplitude and high frequency, but the presence of longitudinal motion alone does not determine the energy of the wave.
