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What are S-waves and P-waves?
An S-wave is a secondary wave and a P-wave is a primary wave. A P-wave can penetrate through the entire earth, every level (mantle, crust, core) while the S-wave can only go through solid ones, not...
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What are p waves and s waves?
P-waves are PRIMARY seismic waves (hence the p). They travel faster through the layers of the earth than S-waves which are SECONDARY seismic waves (hence the s). P-waves come first in an earthquake...
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Where are there no P waves or S waves?
Shadow zone
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S waves and p waves?
An S-wave is the first wave on a seismograph (machine that measures earthquake waves) to occur. Then a P-wave is the big jump, and the second wave to occur.
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Which wave does most damage p wave or s wave?
A p wave because it can move so fast with more force. P waves cause little damage, they are compressional waves. They are at a higher frequency and a lower amplitude than surface waves which are...