Do waves transfer mass?

Do waves transfer mass?

Waves transfer energy but not mass.

What waves transfer matter as they travel?

Mechanical waves

Can sound waves travel where there is no matter?

Sound cannot travel through a vacuum. A vacuum is an area without any air, like space. So sound cannot travel through space because there is no matter for the vibrations to work in.

What kind of wave needs a medium to be transferred?

Mechanical Waves

Why are P waves unable to reach the shadow zone?

The shadow zone is the area of the earth from angular distances of 104 to 140 degrees from a given earthquake that does not receive any direct P waves. The shadow zone results from S waves being stopped entirely by the liquid core and P waves being bent (refracted) by the liquid core.

Can P waves travel through Earth’s core?

These waves can travel through solids, liquids, and gases. P waves can travel through the liquid outer core. Surface waves are called surface waves because they are trapped near the Earth’s surface, rather than traveling through the “body” of the earth like P and S waves.

Are P waves faster than S waves?

P waves travel fastest and are the first to arrive from the earthquake. In S or shear waves, rock oscillates perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation. In rock, S waves generally travel about 60% the speed of P waves, and the S wave always arrives after the P wave.

Why are P waves refracted through the core?

Figure 19.2a: P-waves generally bend outward as they travel through the mantle due to the increased density of mantle rocks with depth. When P-waves strike the outer core, however, they bend downward when traveling through the outer core and bend again when they leave. The bending of seismic waves is called refraction.

What is difference between P and S waves?

P waves travel faster than S waves, and are the first waves recorded by a seismograph in the event of a disturbance. 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.