Question

distinguish between primary waves n secondary plse take photo n send​

Answer 1

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Primary waves, also known as P waves or pressure waves, are longitudinal compression waves similar to the motion of a slinky (SF Fig. 7.1 A). Secondary waves, or S waves, are slower than P waves.

Answer 2

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Differences Between P & S Waves?

Updated April 23, 2018

By Robert Godard

Sudden disturbances of the earth release waves of energy called seismic waves. Earthquakes, explosions, even large trucks generate seismic waves. A seismograph measures seismic waves to determine the level of intensity of these disturbances. Natural and artificial disturbances generate several different types of seismic waves, such as the P, or primary wave, and the S, or secondary wave. The differences between them allow scientists to measure the strength and location of the disturbance.

TL;DR (Too Long; Didn't Read)

The major differences between P waves and S waves include wave speeds, wave types, travel capabilities, and wave sizes. Primary waves travel faster, move in a push-pull pattern, travel through solids, liquids and gases, and cause less damage due to their smaller size. Secondary waves travel slower, move in an up-and-down pattern, travel only through solids, and cause more damage due to their greater size.

Wave Speeds

P waves travel faster than S waves, and are the first waves recorded by a seismograph in the event of a disturbance. P waves travel at speeds between 1 and 14 km per second, while S waves travel significantly slower, between 1 and 8 km per second. The S waves are the second wave to reach a seismic station measuring a disturbance. The difference in arrival times helps geologists determine the location of the earthquake.

Type of Wave

Primary waves are made up of compression waves, also known as push-pull waves. The individual waves, therefore, push against one another, causing a constant parallel, straight motion. S waves are transverse waves, which means they vibrate up and down, perpendicular to the motion of the wave as they travel. In an S wave, particles travel up and down and the wave moves forward, like the image of a sine wave.