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The change in velocity of s waves at the top of the asthenosphere suggests that it is?
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S waves can only travel though solids. Since they have difficulty traveling through the asthenosphere, we conclude the athenosphere is at least partially fluid.
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What is sound wave velocity?
Sound waves are longitudinal waves in air. Velocity of sound waves in air at NTP = 332 m/s.
What can be determine from the frequency and wavelength of a wave?
The velocity of the wave
If air resistance is negligible then terminal velocity is the velocity of shock waves?
If resistance is negligible, then there is no terminal velocity.
What is the velocity of atmospheric gravity waves?
it depends on the waves and how they are connected to the velocity. Remember, that velocity increases from left to right on a periodic table. The velocity is 24 amu per mile.
What is velocity of waves?
(Wavelength) multiplied by (frequency).
About the asthenosphere?
The asthenosphere has the ability to slow down seismic waves. Is not made up of earths plates that would be the lithosphere.
The EM waves Why change velocity in different mediums?
For the same reason anything else changes velocity in a different medium, I would say. A change of electromagnetic impedance in this case
Compared to the velocity of radio waves the velocity of visible light waves is?
The same.
Is the velocity of light more than velocity of radio waves?
No as they are both electromagnetic waves so have the same velocity but have differing wavelengths and frequencies.
What is sound wave velocity?
Sound waves are longitudinal waves in air. Velocity of sound waves in air at NTP = 332 m/s.
What is the moho in the earths layers?
The Mohorovicic Discontinuity is the boundary between the crust and the mantle, where seismic waves change velocity.
What can be determine from the frequency and wavelength of a wave?
The velocity of the wave
If air resistance is negligible then terminal velocity is the velocity of shock waves?
If resistance is negligible, then there is no terminal velocity.
What waves are detected first because they move so fast.?
There are three types of seismic waves released by an earthquake. Primary waves (P waves) are longitudinal or compressional waves and travel through the Earth's interior. They are first to arrive at a seismic station (velocity 5-8 km/s). Secondary waves (S waves) are a transverse or shear wave and move at a lower speed than that of primary waves (velocity 3-5 km/s). They arrive second at the seismic station. Finally, there are surface waves which as the name suggests travel along the Earth's surface, there are two main types (the Love wave and Rayleigh wave) and these are the slowest types of seismic waves (velocity 2.5 - 4.5 km/s) and hence arrive last at the seismic station.
Do p waves or s waves have higher velocity?
P waves have a higher velocity than S waves. This is known because P waves (Primary waves) arrive at recording stations faster than all other waves. S waves (Secondary waves) arrive second at recording stations.
What is Monorovicicdiscontinuity?
It is the boundary between the earth's crust and mantle, across which there is a sudden change in the velocity of seismic waves Often shortened to Moho
Does the color of a laser affect the velocity of the light waves projected by the laser?
does the color of a lease affect the velocity of the light waves projected by the laser?
