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Sound waves can travel through liquids. These waves are mechanical waves that propagate by compressing and decompressing the molecules in the liquid. They are commonly used in underwater communication and navigation systems.

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Through what are things can sound waves travel?

Sound waves can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.


Certain seismic waves travel as?

There are three main types of seismic waves that travel through the Earth: P-waves (primary waves) are the fastest and can travel through solids, liquids, and gases. S-waves (secondary waves) follow P-waves and can only travel through solids, not liquids or gases. Surface waves travel along the Earth's surface and are responsible for most of the damage during an earthquake.


Why secondary waves cannot travel trough liquids?

Secondary waves, or S-waves, require a medium with solid properties to propagate, as they involve shear deformation of the material. Liquids do not have shear strength, so S-waves cannot travel through them. As a result, S-waves cannot pass through liquids like water or magma.


Which type of siesmic waves can travel throgh solids but not liquid?

Shear waves can travel through solids, but they cannot travel through liquids. Shear waves are a type of seismic wave that shakes particles perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation. This makes them unable to propagate through liquids, which do not have the necessary shear strength to transmit these waves.


What are the three different mediums through which waves can travel?

The three different mediums through which waves can travel are solids (such as metal rods), liquids (such as water waves), and gases (such as sound waves in air). Waves can also travel through other mediums such as plasma and vacuum.

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What can s waves not travel through?

S-waves cannot travel through liquids, but they can travel through solids and gases. P-waves can travel through solids, liquids and gases. Hope this helped! :D


What waves travel through solids but not liquids?

seismic waves


Through what are things can sound waves travel?

Sound waves can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.


Exept where can secondary waves travel?

secondary waves cannot travel through liquids


What waves travel through solids liquids and gases?

Seismic waves, including P-waves and S-waves, can travel through solids, liquids, and gases. They are produced by earthquakes and other sources of vibrations and provide valuable information about the interior of the Earth.


What are the mediums that waves can travel through?

Waves can travel through many media, depending on their nature. Sound waves can go through solids, liquids and gases. Transverse shock waves can only travel through solids. Electromagnetic waves can go through some solids, liquids or gases, or through a vacuum.


Do secondary waves travel through solids but not through liquids?

Secondary waves are transverse or shear waves which are able to pass through solids, but are not able to pass through liquids.


What kind of seismic waves do and do not travel through liquid?

Both P-waves (primary waves) and S-waves (secondary waves) can travel through solid and liquid materials. However, S-waves cannot propagate through liquids as they require a solid medium for transmission.


Seismic waves that cannot travel through liquids?

Shear waves, also known as S-waves, are seismic waves that cannot travel through liquids. This is because S-waves oscillate perpendicular to the direction of travel, and liquids do not have the necessary rigidity to transmit this type of wave. As a result, S-waves are stopped or absorbed when they encounter liquid layers within the Earth.


Which forms of matter can primary and secondary seismic waves travel through?

Primary seismic waves are longitudinal waves. Longitudinal waves can travel through solids, liquids and gasses (although seismic waves are of to low a frequency to normally be heard). Secondary seismic waves are transverse waves and only travel through solids.


Will waves travel faster through gases or liquids?

liquids i have done the experiment my self


Waves travel faster through liquids and solids?

sound