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Seismometer is a device that produces a trace of vibrations on a roll of paper when there is an earthquake.

 

     

 P1 Seismic waves 

Syllabus Summary Questions Answers

  

     1. P-waves are seismic waves. They are longitudinal waves.

     2. S-waves are seismic waves. They are transverse waves.

     3. Seismic waves are detected using a seismograph.

     4. A shadow zone is where only P-waves are detected not S-waves.

     5. The paths of P and S-waves curve as they travel through the Earth because the density of the

         Earth's material increases with depth.

     6. a)  P and S-waves travel faster in more dense material.

         b)  P-waves travel through solids and liquids .

         c)  S-waves travel through solids only.

         d)  P-waves are faster than S waves.

         e)  P and S-waves reveal the structure of the Earth as they travel through it.