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How do particles move when a mechanical wave passes through them?
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A P wave is a type of seismic wave that is caused by an earthquake. P waves are the first seismic waves felt during an earthquake. When the P wave moves, rock particles move back and forth along the direction of the P wave.
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When the particles of a medium move a great distance as the wave passes does the wave have a large amplitude?
True
Can a mechanical wave move through a vacuum answer?
No, it cannot.
What moves in a wave?
The term "forward" is arbitrary. The waves propagate away from the energy source that created them or away from a reflective surface. In mechanical waves (such as ocean waves), the waves move through the medium (water), but the particles in the medium do not travel along with the waves, although they do oscillate in place as the wave passes through the medium.
What can move through empty space?
Charged particles.
What is required for a mechanical wave to move?
a source of energy for it to originate from, and a medium in which to move through
What is the maximum distance the particles of the medium move away from the rest positions as a wave passes through the medium?
The maximum distance the particles move away from their rest positions as a wave passes through a medium is the amplitude of the wave.
How do the particles move in the ground when p waves pass through it?
P waves are longitudinal mechanical waves which are formed from alternating compressions and rarefactions. In a longitudinal wave the particle displacement is parallel to the direction of wave propagation.The particles do not move with the wave; they simply oscillate back and forth about their individual equilibrium positions. Thus particles in the ground move or vibrate along or parallel to the traveling direction of the P wave when it passes through them..
In what way can an animal cause mechanical weathering?
Earthworms tunnel through the soil and move soil particles around. The motion breaks some particles into smaller particles. It also exposes fresh surfaces to continued weathering.
What way can an animal cause mechanical weathering?
Earthworms tunnel through the soil and move soil particles around. The motion breaks some particles into smaller particles. It also exposes fresh surfaces to continued weathering
Why light waves doesn't require a medium for its propogation but sound waves require?
sound waves move along with the particles of matter through which it passes
Is it true that loudness is determined by how often the particles in an object vibrate when a wave passes through an object?
No. Loudness is not determined by the wave's frequency, but by its amplitude. That's how much the particles of the object move (how large is the displacement).
What mechanical wave move particles perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving?
A sine wave.
What moves in waves?
The particles of the medium move up and down as the wave passes. The crests and troughs of the waves move with the wave.
When the particles of a medium move a great distance as the wave passes does the wave have a large amplitude?
True
Can a mechanical wave move through a vacuum answer?
No, it cannot.
What moves in a wave?
The term "forward" is arbitrary. The waves propagate away from the energy source that created them or away from a reflective surface. In mechanical waves (such as ocean waves), the waves move through the medium (water), but the particles in the medium do not travel along with the waves, although they do oscillate in place as the wave passes through the medium.
What can move through empty space?
Charged particles.
