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P Waves, or primary waves, move through both solids and liquids. When traveling through solids, P-Waves move fast through dense solids and slower through less dense solids. They move in a compression motion, much like a slinky would.
P-Waves are noticed first because they travel faster than S Waves.
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primary waves or p waves?
face to be felt on earth's surface
Which seismic wave does more damage primary wave secondary wave or surface wave?
primary
What moves forward in waves?
The energy of a wave moves forward with the wave. A wave is moving energy, and the wave carries it in the direction of propagation.
Wave that moves rock particles in a backward rolling motion and a side to side swaying motion?
Surface Waves
What is the biggest seismic wave?
the biggest wave is a pwave or primary wave
What seismic wave moves in a push-pull motion?
the Chianti wave
Which seismic wave moves through Earth at the fastest speed?
p-waves which is primary waves
What type of wave has movement that is parallel to the direction of the wave?
This is a longitudinal wave or a P-wave (primary wave), called so because it travels faster than a transverse wave, which moves at right angles to the direction the wave travels.
primary waves or p waves?
face to be felt on earth's surface
What are seismic waves that moves rock particles at right angels to the direction of the wave?
P or Primary waves are longitudinal waves that move rock particles back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels.
What kind of wave moves in the same direction matter moves?
Such a wave is called a longitudinal wave.
What moves forward in a water wave?
Energy moves forward in a wave.
Which seismic wave does more damage primary wave secondary wave or surface wave?
primary
What moves forward in waves?
The energy of a wave moves forward with the wave. A wave is moving energy, and the wave carries it in the direction of propagation.
What part of a wave moves forward?
the upper part of the wave moves faster
What type wave matter moves at right angles to the direction of the wave?
Water moves up and down as the wave moves horizontally. The website below has examples of transverse waves.
What is the fastest seismic wave that moves back and forth?
The fastest seismic wave that also moves back and forth is the P-wave.
