P, S, Surface, Waves

Question 0

What are the two different kinds of body waves?

Answer 0

P Waves and S Waves

Question 1

What are the two main kinds of seismic waves?

Answer 1

Body waves and surface waves

Question 2

Do surface waves or body waves cause more damage?

Answer 2

Surface waves

Question 3

Are p waves or S waves faster?

Answer 3

P waves

Question 4

What kinds of waves are the first ones to be detected?

Answer 4

P Waves

Question 5

What does the P in P wave stand for?

Answer 5

Pressure

Question 6

What’s another name for P waves?

Answer 6

Primary waves

Question 7

What forms of matter can P waves travel through?

Answer 7

Solids, liquids, and gas

Question 8

P waves move ____ and _____, and they _______ and _________ rock.

Answer 8

Back and forth
Squeeze
Stretch

Question 9

What does the S in S Wave stand for?

Answer 9

Shear

Question 10

What’s another name for S waves and why are they called that?

Answer 10

Secondary waves because they are usually the second waves to be detected.

Question 11

How do S waves deform rock?

Answer 11

S waves deform rock from side to side.

Question 12

S waves can travel through all forms of matter except for ______.

Answer 12

Liquid

Question 13

Surface waves are ______ than body waves.

Answer 13

Slower

Question 14

Hat are the two types of surface waves?

Answer 14

• Up, down, around motion

- Side to side motion

Question 15

The speed of a seismic wave depends on the ________ it travels through.

Answer 15

Material

Question 16

Seismic wave

Answer 16

Wave of energy that travels through the Earth