do s waves move more rapidly than p waves?
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- S waves arise from forces trying to change the shape of of an object. As the diagram shows, shear waves are the result of the medium's resistance to this sort of deformation. There are some important concept to keep in mind when we use seismic waves to investigate the structure of the interior of the Earth. The first is that P waves travel faster than S waves. This is the reason they are referred to as primary waves, as they are the first seismic waves to arrive at a seismic station. The second is that seismic waves travel faster through media which offer more resistance to that type of deformation.
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Why does sound travel faster in water than air? The denser the media the closer the molecules are. The less space between the molecules the less distance a disturbed molecule has to travel to bump into the next one...and so on. So the propagation of an acoustic wave is faster in a denser material as opposed to a less dense one. Written 24 Sep, 2013.
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S waves and P waves in earths interior S waves. S waves are the second wave to come in a earth quake and can only travel through solids. They are slower than p waves. The propagate in a up and down way.
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Why S-waves only travel in solids You're going to have a P-wave, a compression wave, go in this direction, where this one bumps into that one, and then goes back, and then this one bumps into that one and goes back, and then this one bumps into that one.
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Earthquakes: seismic waves Body waves. Body waves are of two types: compressional or primary (P) waves and shear or secondary (S) waves. P- and S- waves are called body waves because they can travel through the interior of a body such as the Earth's inner layers, from the focus of an earthquake to distant points on the surface.
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P Waves are primary waves Primary wave travel. P waves move through solids, liquids and gases while S waves only travel through solids. Compression waves travel through all parts of the Earth including the solid inner core and liquid outer core of the Earth. Discovering Earth's inner core.
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- An S wave is slower than a P wave and can only move through solid rock, since liquids can't transmit the shearing motion. This wave moves rock up and down, or side-to-side, NOT both. Surface Waves The first kind of surface wave is called a Love wave.
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Structure of the Earth: the story of the waves Primary waves (body waves) P-; push; pressure; compression; longitudinal. Compression and rarefaction of particles within the Earth. The faster of the two types of body waves; they travel through solids and liquids but travel more slowly through liquids than solids. Secondary waves (body waves) S-; shear; transverse. Movement of the particles by shear, or motion at right angles to the wave travel direction.
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P-wave Typical values for P-wave velocity in earthquakes are in the range 5 to 8 km/s. The precise speed varies according to the region of the Earth's interior, from less than 6 km/s in the Earth's crust to 13 km/s through the core.
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Seismic Waves: Moving and Shaking During an Earthquake Body waves travel through the Earth. 1  P-waves are the fastest type of seismic wave. As P-waves travel, the surrounding rock is repeatedly compressed and then stretched. 2  S-waves arrive after P-waves because they travel more slowly. The rock is shifted up and down or side to side as the wave travels through it.
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- seismographs after an earthquake. The P-wave is a compressional wave like a sound wave, alternatingly compressing and extending the rock mass in the direction that the wave is traveling. P-waves can travel through both solids and fluids and can travel through all parts of the Earth and even through the ocean. S-waves are shear waves whose
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- P Waves. The first kind of body wave is the P wave or primary wave. This is the fastest kind of seismic wave, and, consequently, the first to 'arrive' at a seismic station. The P wave can move through solid rock and fluids, like water or the liquid layers of the earth.hey are the energy that travels through the earth and is recorded on seismographs. Types of Seismic Waves. There are several different kinds of seismic waves, and they all move in different ways. The two main types of waves are body waves and surface waves.
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Seismic Waves and Earth's Interior We can use the fact that P and S waves travel at different speeds to locate earthquakes. Assume a seismometer are is far enough from the earthquake that the waves travel roughly horizontally, which is about 50 to 500 km for shallow earthquakes.
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What is a P wave? The travel velocity of these two wave types is not the same (P-waves are faster than S-waves). Thus, if there is an earthquake somewhere, the first waves that arrive are P-waves. In essence, the gap in P-wave and S-wave arrival gives a first estimate of the distance to the earthquake.
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- These waves are of a higher frequency than surface waves. The first kind of body wave is the P wave or primary wave. This is the fastest kind of seismic wave, and, consequently, the first to 'arrive' at a seismic station. The P wave can move through solid rock and fluids, like water or the liquid layers of the earth. It pushes and pulls the rock it moves through just like sound waves push and pull the air.
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Seismic wave P waves are pressure waves that travel faster than other waves through the earth to arrive at seismograph stations first, hence the name Primary. These waves can travel through any type of material, including fluids, and can travel at nearly twice the speed of S waves.
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- The first kind of body wave is the P wave. This is the fastest kind of seismic wave their name derives for the fact that P is an abbreviation for primary, first wave to arrive. The P wave generally travel at speeds between 1 and 14 km/sec. The P wave can move through solid rock and fluids, like water or the liquid layers of the earth.
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Seismic Waves and Earth's Interior P-waves are the first waves to arrive on a complete record of ground shaking because they travel the fastest (their name derives from this fact - P is an abbreviation for primary, first wave to arrive). They typically travel at speeds between ~1 and ~14 km/sec.
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- A: P waves, or compressional waves, are seismic body waves that. shake the ground back and forth in the direction that the wave. is moving. P waves travel fastest and are generally felt first. They. usually cause very little damage. B: S, or secondary waves or shear waves, are seismic body waves that. shake the ground back and forth perpendicular to the direction. the wave is moving. C: Surface waves (not shown in the house images) roll the ground in a. back-and-forth, up- and-down motion.
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P Waves are primary waves P Waves are primary waves. Introduction. P waves are produced by all earthquakes. They are compression waves that form when rocks break due to pressure in the Earth. S waves are secondary waves that are also created during an earthquake. They travel at a slower speed than the p-waves. Slinky demonstrating how primary waves.
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- Seismic waves are of two types the P waves and the S waves. The P  waves are the first stronger waves that travel through solids and  liquids and the S waves are the follow … up waves that can travel  only through solids. The velocity of the waves depends on the  nature of medium it travels through.
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How do P and S-waves move? How do P and S-waves move? P-waves are the fastest waves created by an earthquake. They travel through the Earth’s interior and can pass through both solid and molten rock. They shake the ground back and forth – like a Slinky – in their travel direction, but do little damage as they only move buildings up and down. Secondary (shear) waves. S-waves lag behind P-waves as they travel 1.7 times slower and can only pass through solid rock.
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- S Waves. Introduction. S waves and P waves are the two types of seismic waves produced by all earthquakes. P waves are primary waves because they arrive at seismic reporting stations first. These shear waves are secondary waves because they travel at slightly slower speeds and are the second set of seismic waves recorded on seismographs.
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- Body waves can travel through the earth's inner layers, but surface waves can only move along the surface of the planet like ripples on water. Earthquakes radiate seismic energy as both body and surface waves. Body Waves The first kind of body wave is the P wave or primary wave. This is the fastest kind of seismic wave. The P wave can move through solid rock and fluids, like water or the liquid layers of the earth. It pushes and pulls the rock it moves through just like sound waves push and pull the air.
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Seismic Waves and Earth's Interior P-waves are sound waves, it's just that in seismology we are interested in frequencies that are lower than humans' range of hearing (the speed of sound in air is about 0.3 km/sec). The vibration caused by P waves is a volume change, alternating from compression to expansion in the direction that the wave is traveling.