seismic waves

Question 1

what natural event causes seismic waves to be produced?

Answer 1

earthquakes

Question 2

what can P waves travel through

Answer 2

both solids and liquids

Question 3

what can s waves travel through?

Answer 3

solids (not liquids)

Question 4

are P waves transverse or longitudinal?

Answer 4

longitudinal

Question 5

are S waves transverse or longitudinal?

Answer 5

Transverse

Question 6

are Surface waves transverse or longitudinal?

Answer 6

longitudinal

Question 7

are S or P waves faster?

Answer 7

P waves are faster

Question 8

How do seismometer stations determine the locations of epicentres?

Answer 8

The station detects the seismic P and S waves and measures the time differential, which is used to calculate the distance they have travelled

Question 9

what happens to the speed of seismic waves as they travel towards the earths mantle?

Answer 9

their speed increases

Question 10

how is the S wave shadow zone formed

Answer 10

S waves cannot travel through liquid so cannot travel through the earths liquid part of it’s core