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What happens to the path of waves when they travel from air to water?
When waves travel from air to water, they change direction and speed due to the difference in density between the two mediums. This causes the waves to bend or refract as they enter the water.
What happens to the path of waves when they travel from air to water, and why does this change occur?
When waves travel from air to water, they change direction and speed. This change occurs because the speed of waves is determined by the medium they are traveling through, and water is denser than air, causing the waves to slow down and bend.
What happens when waves travel through a medium?
When waves travel through a medium, the particles in the medium vibrate back and forth in the direction of the wave, transferring energy from one particle to the next. This causes the wave to propagate through the medium, carrying the energy and information of the wave to its destination.
What seismic wave is found at the surface of the earth?
Rock under stress breaks at the focus, releasing energy and vibrations called seismic waves, which travel away from the focus, through Earth's interior, and across the surface. The three types of seismic waves are: Primary waves: The first to arrive at seismographs Secondary waves: The second to arrive at seismographs Surface waves: The last and most severe to arrive at seismographs
What are the differences between light waves and sound waves?
Light waves and sound waves are both forms of energy that travel in waves, but they have key differences. Light waves are electromagnetic waves that can travel through a vacuum, while sound waves are mechanical waves that require a medium, such as air or water, to travel through. Light waves travel much faster than sound waves, at a speed of about 186,282 miles per second in a vacuum, while sound waves travel at a speed of about 767 miles per hour in air. Additionally, light waves are transverse waves, meaning they oscillate perpendicular to the direction of travel, while sound waves are longitudinal waves, meaning they oscillate parallel to the direction of travel.
What happens to seismic waves as they travel out from the epicenter?
They get weaker as they travel out from the epicentre
What kind of waves originate at the focus and can travel through all types of matter?
p waves
What happens as waves travel an objects move in their path?
The waves will be bent or reflected.
From which of the following do primary and secondary waves move outward?
Primary waves (P-waves) move outward from the focus of an earthquake, while secondary waves (S-waves) also move outward from the focus. Both types of waves are seismic body waves that travel through the Earth's interior.
What happens to the wavelength of electromagnetic waves as they travel through a denser medium?
The waves become smaller.
In what diection does a seismic wave travel?
Seismic waves travel in all directins radiating out from the Earthquake's epicenter and/or focus.
In what direction do seismic waves carry the energy of an earthquake?
Seismic waves are the earths crust vibrating. there are two types of waves P-waves and S-waves (Primary and Secondary) Primary waves travel faster than s waves and can travel through solid and liquid, 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
These waves originate at the focus and can travel through all tyes of matter?
Seismic p
What direction do seismic waves move?
Seismic waves move in all directions away from the point of earthquake origin, traveling through the Earth's interior in a wave-like pattern. The waves can be categorized as body waves (P-waves and S-waves) that travel through the Earth's interior and surface waves that travel along the Earth's surface.
What happens to the energy of seismic waves as the distance from the focus increases?
They start to get smaller
What happens to the energy to seismic waves at the distance from the focus increase?
As the distance from the seismic wave's focus increases, the energy of the seismic waves dissipates and spreads out over a larger area. This results in a decrease in wave amplitude and intensity as they travel through the Earth's crust. Consequently, the seismic waves become weaker, leading to a reduction in the perceived shaking and damage at greater distances from the epicenter.
