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No. surface waves on the surface of water is transverse in nature. It has crests and troughs. Compression and rarefaction will be in longitudinal wave. example sound waves.
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What are the three seismic waves in order?
The three types of seismic waves are: P waves S waves Surface waves ( two surface waves. Riley surface wave and love surface wave named after scientists
What are the three categories of seismic waves?
p wave comes first s wave comes next and last comes surface wave.
Which travels slower p waves or surface waves?
surface waves because p waves and s waves are way faster so here is how it goes from fastest to slowest: is p wave and then s wave and then surface waves
What are two categories of seismic waves?
The two main categories of seismic waves are body waves and surface waves. Body waves can travel through the earth's inner layers, but surface waves can only move along the surface of the Earth.
What type of seismic wave travels through earth's core?
# Types of Waves that Travel Through the Earth's Surface * P waves arrive first and vibrate energy back and forth * S waves arrive second and shake side to side and up and down * Surface waves arrive last when an earthquake has occurred, they last the longest, are the most violent from the surface
Are surface waves compression waves or transverse waves?
First, it's not called compression wave but a longitudinal wave, second, neither and both because it's a mix of both. For it looks like a transvers, but moves in circles like a longitudinal wave.
What are the different wave types?
Compression waves, electromagnetic waves, surface waves such as on water, and coordinated waves which you might see at a ball game as people raise and lower their arms in an orderly fashion.
Is sunlight and radiowaves a good example of compression waves?
Sunlight and radiowaves are examples of electromagnetic waves, which are transverse mechanical waves. Sound waves are compression waves.
Are longitudinal waves and compression waves the same?
No
What is a name for P waves?
Primary waves / compression waves / longitudinal waves.
Are also known as P waves?
Compression Waves
What waves moves along the vibration?
Compression waves
Are sound waves an example of compression waves?
Yes
Waves that travel at the surface such as Raleigh and long waves?
surface waves, raleigh waves, and long waves.
What are the two types of seismic surface waves?
body waves and surface waves
What 2 waves are surface waves?
Love waves and Rayleigh waves are surface waves
Are sound waves longitudinal mechanical and compression waves?
yes
