Physics, 07.01.2020 01:31, saucyboyFredo

Use the accompanying seismogram to answer which of the three types of seismic waves reached the seismograph first.

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answered: sonyav732

Primary waves (P-waves)

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Due to excess of the energy inside the earth when the tectonic plates begin to slide or fracture then the energy is released in the form of seismic waves, this causes the earthquake.

Two types of seismic waves are generally responsible for the earth quakes:

body wavessurface waves

Body waves are of two types:

Primary waves (P-waves)

These are the fastest of all the waves involved in the earth-quake which travel at a speed of 1.6 km to 8 km per second.

They can pass trough solids, liquids and gases. They arrive at the surface as an instant thud.

Secondary waves (S-waves)

They can only pass through the solids and they move slower than the P-waves.

As S-waves move, they displace the rock particles, pushing them outwards perpendicular to the wave-path that leads to the earthquake-related first rolling period.

Surface waves (L-waves/ long waves)

These waves move along the surface of the earth. They are responsible for the earthquake's carnage.They move up and down the Earth's surface, rocking the foundations of man-made structures. Surface waves are slowest of the three waves, which means that they are the last to arrive. So at the end of an earthquake usually comes the most powerful shaking.

answered: Guest

the gas collects in coils that then becomes a liquid that then flows through the coils inside the refrigerator

answered: Guest

stands for electromotive force and it is measured in volts. despite its name, it is not actually the force in the sense of being a "pushing" or "pulling" (not measured in newtons).an equation that relates emf, ℰ, to a battery's terminal voltage, v, current, i, and internal resistance, r, is ℰ = v + irin this case, the emf can be interpreted as a voltage—a difference in electric potential.i would not say that it would be considered an energy. if emf can be defined as the energy/work per a unit charge from a battery or other electric source, then it is not strictly energy.

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