S Waves and P Waves

P and S waves are body waves caused by

• oceans

• mountains

• the tides

• Earthquakes

P and S waves are classified as

• Body waves

• surface waves

Tags

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The diagram shows a

• S wave

• P wave

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P waves are also called

• pushing waves

• pulling waves

• primary waves

• primordial waves

P waves travel (check the 2 that are correct)

• longitudinally

• up and down

• through solids only

• twice as fast as S waves

S waves

• are slower than P waves

• Faster than P waves

• compression waves

• faster waves

S waves (check the 3 that are correct))

• are longitudinal

• can't travel through liquids

• travel at 60% the speed of P waves

• arrive after the P waves.

P and S waves help us to understand (check the 2 that are correct)

• The properties of the layers of the Earth

• which layers of the Earth are solid or liquid

• How the tides work in oceans

The diagram shows a

• S wave

• P wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which type of wave arrives first during an earthquake?

• Primary (p-wave) waves

• Secondary (s-wave) waves

• Rayleigh Waves

• Love Waves