Shear waves travel through solids, such as rock and metal. These waves propagate by moving particles perpendicular to the direction of wave travel, causing a side-to-side shaking motion.
Two types of waves are mechanical waves and electromagnetic waves. Mechanical waves require a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) to travel through, while electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum, such as outer space.
Mechanical waves, such as sound waves, travel through a medium like air, water, or solids. Electromagnetic waves, like light and radio waves, can travel through a vacuum because they do not need a medium to propagate.
Primary (P) waves, also known as compressional waves, travel through matter with a push-pull motion. These waves are the fastest seismic waves and can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.
Primary seismic waves (P-waves) can travel through solids, liquids, and gases. Secondary seismic waves (S-waves) can only travel through solids. This is because S-waves require a medium with shear strength, which is lacking in liquids and gases.
no p waves travel faster than s waves
The seismogram shows that P waves travel faster than S waves, as they are the first waves to arrive at the seismograph station after an earthquake occurs. P waves are compressional waves that can travel through solids, liquids, and gases, whereas S waves are shear waves that can only travel through solids.
Waves need not require medium to travel through. Only Mechanical waves like sound waves require medium to travel through. Electromagnetic waves travel in vaccum like light waves. Some waves transmitted in a medium due to disturbances in the medium .
Seismic waves are produced by earthquakes and travel through the Earth. These waves can be divided into two main types: body waves (P-waves and S-waves) that travel through the interior of the Earth, and surface waves that travel along the Earth's surface.
Mechanical waves, such as sound waves, require a medium to travel through. These waves propagate by causing particles in the medium to vibrate and transfer the energy of the wave. Electromagnetic waves, such as light waves, do not require a medium and can travel through a vacuum.
sound waves can't travel in a vacuum (space)
Light waves travel from sun to the earth.
NO some waves like sound require matter to travel whereas light waves can travel in vacuum.
Sound waves require a medium to travel through, and, since space is a vacuum, sound waves can't travel in it.
Sound (and vibration) waves may only travel in some medium. Such as air, metal and so on. They cannot travel in a vacuum.
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.
Seismic waves are the types of waves that can travel through the Earth and along its surface. There are two main types of seismic waves: body waves (such as primary and secondary waves) that travel through the Earth's interior, and surface waves (such as Love and Rayleigh waves) that travel along the Earth's surface.