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two types of body waves?
p waves and s waves
How do absorption reflection and refraction change the movement of P waves?
P waves can be absorbed, reflected, and refracted as they pass through different layers of the Earth. Absorption can weaken the P wave as it travels through the medium, reflection can change its direction when it encounters a boundary between materials of different densities, and refraction can cause the wave to bend as it moves through materials with varying speeds.
What is a wave of energy that travels through the earth away from an earthquake in all directions?
A seismic wave is a wave of energy that travels through the Earth's layers away from an earthquake in all directions. There are two main types of seismic waves: P-waves (primary waves) and S-waves (secondary waves), with P-waves being faster and able to travel through both solid and liquid layers of the Earth.
How are p waves different from s waves?
P waves are primary seismic waves that travel faster and can pass through solids, liquids, and gases. S waves are secondary seismic waves that travel slower and can only pass through solids, not liquids or gases. P waves cause particles to move in the same direction as the wave, while S waves cause particles to move perpendicular to the wave's direction.
How do absorption reflection and refraction change in movement of p waves?
P waves experience absorption, reflection, and refraction as they travel through the Earth's layers. These properties can change based on the speed of the waves and the density of the materials they encounter. Movement can affect the direction and intensity of these processes, influencing how P waves propagate through the Earth.
Which type of seismic wave travels the fastest and through all layers of the Earth?
Primary waves (P-waves) are the fastest seismic waves and can travel through all layers of the Earth, including the solid inner core. They are compressional waves that travel by compressing and expanding the material they pass through.
Which layers of the earth do primary waves travel?
Primary waves, or P-waves, travel through all layers of the Earth, including the crust, mantle, and core. They are the fastest seismic waves and are able to pass through both solid and liquid materials.
What directions does P waves and S waves go?
P waves travel through both solid and liquid layers of the Earth in a straight line, while S waves are blocked by Earth's outer core and cannot pass through liquids. Therefore, S waves only travel through the solid layers of the Earth.
What is s waves and p waves?
P-waves are faster than s-waves. Both can pass through solid rock, but only p-waves can pass through gases and liquids === ===
Can p waves travel through the mantle?
Yes. Compressional waves (P-waves) can travel through solids, liquids, and gases. They can propagate through every layer of earth's interior. In contrast, shear waves (S-waves) can pass through solids but not liquids or gases. As they propagate toward the center of the earth they pass through the crust, refract through the crust-mantle interface, pass through the mantle, but cannot pass through the mantel-outer core interface because the outer core is liquid.
What is the difference Between S waves P waves?
P-waves are faster than s-waves. Both can pass through solid rock, but only p-waves can pass through gases and liquids === ===
Why p waves can't pass through liquid?
P-waves cannot pass through liquid because liquids are not able to support the shear stress that P-waves generate. P-waves travel by compressing and expanding the material they pass through, and liquids do not have the ability to transmit these compressional forces. This causes the P-waves to be absorbed or converted into S-waves upon encountering a liquid medium.
Which wave type can pass through the solid inner core?
Primary (P) waves can pass through the solid inner core of the Earth. P-waves are the fastest seismic waves and can travel through solid, liquid, and gaseous materials.
What state of matter do P and S waves travel through?
P waves can travel through all types of matter. S waves can only travel through solids.
What happens when p waves and S waves try to pass through the outer core?
s waves cant travel through it
What happens to P waves as they go through earth?
P waves speed up, slow down, or bend slightly as they pass through different layers of the Earth due to changes in density and composition. This change in speed and direction helps scientists determine the Earth's internal structure.
p waves pass through these sections?
solid and liquid sections
