The P-wave which is a form of body wave known as a compression or longitudinal wave.
Electromagnetic waves travel the fastest, at the speed of light in a vacuum, 3.0 x 108 m/s.
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.
p waves and s waves
The three types of waves in order of speed are: P-waves (Primary waves) - fastest seismic waves, travel through solid and liquid. S-waves (Secondary waves) - slower than P-waves, can only travel through solid. Surface waves - slowest seismic waves, travel along Earth's surface causing most damage during earthquakes.
Mechanical waves, such as sound waves, travel fastest in solids because the particles are closer together and can transmit vibrations more quickly. Electromagnetic waves, such as light, travel fastest in a vacuum, where there are no particles to slow them down.
Siesmic waves are the propogation through the ground of any energy, such as sound waves or impact forces.
Siesmic
a siesmic wave is a wave that travels through the earth. there are two MAIN types, P and S waves. a siesmograph shows the type of wave and how far away it is from that point.
siesmic waves are sent and an earthquake happens.
Primary Wave (P wave)
They are measured on the Richter scale.
Transverse, longitudinal, love, and Rayleigh - just to name a few (there's more than three...)
A Seismograph
i think so.. :/ Travel fastest through rock material causing rock particles in the rock to move back or forth
Primary waves (P-waves) are the fastest seismic waves and are the first to be detected after an earthquake. They are able to travel through solid rock, liquid, and gas, making them the fastest seismic waves.
No, they are in fact the slowest! The fastest seismic waves are P-waves.
P or Primary waves are the fastest earthquake or seismic waves.